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Ath。Buttohonourwithhymnsandpanegyricsthosewhoarestillaliveisnotsafe；amanshouldrunhiscourse，andmakeafairending，andthenwewillpraisehim；andletpraisebegivenequallytowomenaswellasmenwhohavebeendistinguishedinvirtue。Theorderofsongsanddancesshallbeasfollows：-Therearemanyancientmusicalcompositionsanddanceswhichareexcellent，andfromthesethenewly-foundedcitymayfreelyselectwhatisproperandsuitable；andtheyshallchoosejudgesofnotlessthanfiftyyearsofage，whoshallmaketheselection，andanyoftheoldpoemswhichtheydeemsufficienttheyshallinclude；anythataredeficientoraltogetherunsuitable，theyshalleitherutterlythrowaside，orexamineandamend，takingintotheircounselpoetsandmusicians，andmakinguseoftheirpoeticalgenius；butexplainingtothemthewishesofthelegislatorinorderthattheymayregulatedancing，music，andallchoralstrains，accordingtothemindofthejudges；
andnotallowingthemtoindulge，exceptinsomefewmatters，theirindividualpleasuresandfancies。Nowtheirregularstrainofmusicisalwaysmadetenthousandtimesbetterbyattainingtolawandorder，andrejectingthehoneyedMuse-nothoweverthatwemeanwhollytoexcludepleasure，whichisthecharacteristicofallmusic。Andifamanbebroughtupfromchildhoodtotheageofdiscretionandmaturityintheuseoftheorderlyandseveremusic，whenhehearstheoppositehedetestsit，andcallsitilliberal；butiftrainedinthesweetandvulgarmusic，hedeemsthesevererkindcoldanddispleasing。Sothat，asIwassayingbefore，whilehewhohearsthemgainsnomorepleasurefromtheonethanfromtheother，theonehastheadvantageofmakingthosewhoaretrainedinitbettermen，whereastheothermakesthemworse。
Cle。Verytrue。
Ath。Again，wemustdistinguishanddetermineonsomegeneralprinciplewhatsongsaresuitabletowomen，andwhattomen，andmustassigntothemtheirpropermelodiesandrhythms。Itisshockingforawholeharmonytobeinharmonical，orforarhythmtobeunrhythmical，andthiswillhappenwhenthemelodyisinappropriatetothem。Andthereforethelegislatormustassigntothesealsotheirforms。Nowbothsexeshavemelodiesandrhythmswhichofnecessitybelongtothem；andthoseofwomenareclearlyenoughindicatedbytheirnaturaldifference。Thegrand，andthatwhichtendstocourage，maybefairlycalledmanly；butthatwhichinclinestomoderationandtemperance，maybedeclaredbothinlawandinordinaryspeechtobethemorewomanlyquality。This，then，willbethegeneralorderofthem。
Letusnowspeakofthemannerofteachingandimpartingthem，andthepersonstowhom，andthetimewhen，theyareseverallytobeimparted。Astheshipwrightfirstlaysdownthelinesofthekeel，andthus，asitwere，drawstheshipinoutline，sodoIseektodistinguishthepatternsoflife，andlaydowntheirkeelsaccordingtothenatureofdifferentmen’ssouls；seekingtrulytoconsiderbywhatmeans，andinwhatways，wemaygothroughthevoyageoflifebest。Nowhumanaffairsarehardlyworthconsideringinearnest，andyetwemustbeinearnestaboutthem-asadnecessityconstrainsus。
Andhavinggotthusfar，therewillbeafitnessinourcompletingthematter，ifwecanonlyfindsomesuitablemethodofdoingso。ButwhatdoImean？Someonemayaskthisveryquestion，andquiterightly，too。
Cle。Certainly。
Ath。Isaythataboutseriousmattersamanshouldbeserious，andaboutamatterwhichisnotseriousheshouldnotbe，serious；andthatGodisthenaturalandworthyobjectofourmostseriousandblessedendeavours，forman，asIsaidbefore，ismadetobetheplaythingofGod，andthis，trulyconsidered，isthebestofhim；
whereforealsoeverymanandwomanshouldwalkseriously，andpasslifeinthenoblestofpastimes，andbeofanothermindfromwhattheyareatpresent。
Cle。Inwhatrespect？
Ath。Atpresenttheythinkthattheirserioussuitsshouldbeforthesakeoftheirsports，fortheydeemwaraserious。pursuit，whichmustbemanagedwellforthesakeofpeace；butthetruthis，thatthereneitheris，norhasbeen，noreverwillbe，eitheramusementorinstructioninanydegreeworth，speakingofinwar，whichisneverthelessdeemedbyustobethemostseriousofourpursuits。Andtherefore，aswesay，everyoneofusshouldlivethelifeofpeaceaslongandaswellashecan。Andwhatistherightwayofliving？Arewetoliveinsportsalways？Ifso，inwhatkindofsports？Weoughttolivesacrificing，andsinging，anddancing，andthenamanwillbeabletopropitiatetheGods，andtodefendhimselfagainsthisenemiesandconquertheminbattle。Thetypeofsongordancebywhichhewillpropitiatethemhasbeendescribed，andthepathsalongwhichheistoproceedhavebeencutforhim。Hewillgoforwardinthespiritofthepoet：
Telemachus，somethingsthouwiltthyselffindinthyheart，butotherthingsGodwillsuggest；forIdeemthatthouwastnotbroughtupwithoutthewilloftheGods。
Andthisoughttobetheviewofouralumni；theyoughttothinkthatwhathasbeensaidisenoughforthem，andthatanyotherthingstheirGeniusandGodwillsuggesttothem-hewilltellthemtowhom，andwhen，andtowhatGodsseverallytheyaretosacrificeandperformdances，andhowtheymaypropitiatethedeities，andliveaccordingtotheappointmentofnature；be
