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He could not deny it. He pursued him fur  ther with this question : And are not these unlucky traverses misfortunes to them who are thus disappointed ] Thus by a pleasant and philosophical reasoning he turned the dis  course, and showed the Cynic that his calumny was idle and he barked in vain. HE COULD NOT DENY IT HE PURSUED HIM FURTHER WITH THIS QUESTION AND ARE NOT THESE UNLUCKY TRAVERSES MISFORTUNES TO THEM WHO ARE THUS DISAPPOINTED THUS BY A PLEASANT AND PHILOSOPHICAL REASONING HE TURNED THE DISCOURSE AND SHOWED THE CYNIC THAT HIS CALUMNY WAS IDLE AND HE BARKED IN VAIN
 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. 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. He answered, that it was her sin but his misfortune. To which Stilpo replied : But are not sins lapses 1 No doubt of it, saith Metrocles. And is not that properly called lapse, when we fall off from the attainment of those things λυο were in the pursuit of? LATED 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 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 HE ANSWERED THAT IT WAS HER SIN BUT HIS MISFORTUNE TO WHICH STILPO REPLIED BUT ARE NOT SINS LAPSES NO DOUBT OF IT SAITH METROCLES AND IS NOT THAT PROPERLY CALLED LAPSE WHEN WE FALL OFF FROM THE ATTAINMENT OF THOSE THINGS WE WERE IN THE PURSUIT OF
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