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Nor did the dissolute manners of his daughter hinder Stilpo from enlivening his humor and being the jolliest philosopher of his time ; for Avhen Metrocles upbraided him with it, he asked him whether he was the offender or his mad girl. NOR DID THE DISSOLUTE MANNERS OF HIS DAUGHTER HINDER STILPO FROM ENLIVENING HIS HUMOUR AND BEING THE JOLLIEST PHILOSOPHER OF HIS TIME FOR WHEN METROCLES UPBRAIDED HIM WITH IT HE ASKED HIM WHETHER HE WAS THE OFFENDER OR HIS MAD GIRL
what temper they have borne their calamities. For instance, doth it trouble thee that thou wantest children] Consider that kings of the Romans have died Avithout them, — had kingdoms to leave, but no heirs. Doth poverty and low condition afflict thee 1 It is put to thy option, wouldst thou not rather of all the Boeotians be Epaminondas, and of all the Romans Fabricius? But thy bed is violated, and thy wife is an adulteress. Didst thou never read this inscription at Delphi 1 — Here am I set by Agis' royal hand, Who both the earth and ocean did command. And yet did the report never arrive thee that Alcibiades debauched this king's wife, Timaea ? — and that she herself whispered archly to her maids, that the child was not the g(>nuine offspring of her husband, but a voung Alcibiades] * Pindar, Nem. IV. 6. 144: OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. Yet this did not obstruct the glory of the man ; for, not- M'ithstanding his being a cuckold, he Avas the greatest and most famous among the Greeks. EED IT HIGHLY CONDUCETH TO THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND TO LOOK BACK UPON ILLUSTRIOUS MEN AND SEE WITH WHAT TEMPER THEY HAVE BORNE THEIR CALAMITIES FOR INSTANCE DOTH IT TROUBLE THEE THAT THOU WANTEST CHILDREN CONSIDER THAT KINGS OF THE ROMANS HAVE DIED WITHOUT THEM HAD KINGDOMS TO LEAVE BUT NO HEIRS DOTH POVERTY AND LOW CONDITION AFFLICT THEE IT IS PUT TO THY OPTION WOULDST THOU NOT RATHER OF ALL THE BOEOTIANS BE EPIMINONDAS AND OF ALL THE ROMANS FABRECIUS BUT THY BED IS VIOLATED AND THY WIFE IS AN ADULTERESS DIDST THOU NEVER READ THIS INSCRIPTION AT DELPHI HERE AM I SET BY AGES ROYAL HAND WHO BOTH THE EARTH AND OCEAN DID COMMAND AND YET DID THE REPORT NEVER ARRIVE THEE THAT AL SABIDES DEBAUCHED AS KING'S WIFE TO MAIA AND THAT SHE HERSELF WHISPERED ARCHLY TO HER MAIDS THAT THE CHILD WAS NOT THE GENUINE OFFSPRING OF HER HUSBAND BUT A YOUNG ALCIBITES YET THIS DID NOT OBSTRUCT THE GLORY OF THE MAN FOR NOTWITHSTANDING HIS BEING ACCUCKLED HE WAS THE GREATEST AND MOST FAMOUS AMONG THE GREEKS
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