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1. It wsls late before I received your letter, wherein you make it your request that I would write something to you concerning the tranquillity of the mind, and of those things in the Timaeus which require a more perspicuous interpretation. At the same time a very urgent occasion called upon our common friend and companion Eros to sail directly to Rome; that which quickened him to a greater expedition was a dispatch he received from Funda  nus, that best of men, who, as his custom is, always enjoins the making haste. IT WAS LATE BEFORE I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER WHEREIN YOU MAKE YOUR REQUEST THAT I WOULD WRITE SOMETHING TO YOU CONCERNING THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND AND OF THOSE THINGS IN THE TIMAEUS WHICH REQUIRE A MORE PERSPICUOUS INTERPRETATION AT THE SAME TIME A VERY URGENT OCCASION CALLED UPON OUR COMMON FRIEND AND COMPANION ARROWS TO SA SAIL DIRECTLY TO ROME THAT WHICH QUICKENED HIM TO A GREATER EXPEDITION WAS A DISPATCH HE RECEIVED FROM FUNDANIS THAT BEST OF MEN WHO AS HIS CUSTOM IS ALWAYS ENJOINS THE MAKING HASTE
re it was that Homer reports that the ancients made use of music at their solemn festi- vals. 44. But for all this, my most honored friends, methinks you have forgot the chiefest thing of all, and that which renders music most majestic. For Pythagoras, Archytas, Plato, and many others of the ancient philosophers, were of opinion, that there could be no motion of the Avorld or rolling of the spheres without the assistance of music, since the Supreme Deity created all things harmoniously. But • Odyss. I. 152. CONCERNING MUSIC. 135 it would be unseasonable now to enter upon such a dis- course, especially at this time, when it would be absurd for Music to transgress her highest and most musical office, which is to give the laws and limits of time and measure to all things. Therefore after he had sung a paean, and offered to Saturn and his oifs])ring, with all the other Gods and the Muses, he dismissed the company. OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. PLUTARCH WISHETH ALL HEALTH TO HIS PACCIUS.  SECTION TWELVE OF THE MORALS VOLUME ONE THIS IS THE LIBRARY BOX RECORDING ALL LIBRY VOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERY VOX DOT ORG THE MORALS VOLUME ONE BY PLUTARCH TRANSLATED BY SEVERAL HANDS CORRECTED AND REVISED BY WILLIAM W GOODWIN SECTION TWELVE OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND PART ONE PLUTARCH WISHETH ALL HEALTH TO HIS POSSEUS
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