Plato : PHAEDRUS Persons of the dialogue: Socrates - Phaedrus Scene: Under a plane-tree by the banks of the Ilissus Translated by Benjamin Jowett - 53 Pages - Greek fonts Search Plato's works / Plato Anthology / The Greek Word Library = Note by Elpenor

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Phaedr. Yes, but I will; and my word shall be an oath. "I say, or rather swear" - but what god will be witness of my oath? - "By this plane - tree I swear, that unless you repeat the discourse here in the face of this very plane - tree, I will never tell you another; never let you have word of another!"

Soc. Villain I am conquered; the poor lover of discourse has no more to say.

Phaedr. Then why are you still at your tricks?

Soc. I am not going to play tricks now that you have taken the oath, for I cannot allow myself to be starved.

Phaedr. Proceed.

Soc. Shall I tell you what I will do?

Phaedr. What?

Soc. I will veil my face and gallop through the discourse as fast as I can, for if I see you I shall feel ashamed and not know what to say. Phaedr. Only go on and you may do anything else which you please.

Soc. Come, O ye Muses, melodious, as ye are called, whether you have received this name from the character of your strains, or because the Melians are a musical race, help, O help me in the tale which my good friend here desires me to rehearse, in order that his friend whom he always deemed wise may seem to him to be wiser than ever.

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