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Nay，verymuchthereverse。
Andstillhewillgoonimitatingwithoutknowingwhatmakesathinggoodorbad，andmaybeexpectedthereforetoimitateonlythatwhichappearstobegoodtotheignorantmultitude？
Justso。
Thusfarthenweareprettywellagreedthattheimitatorhasnoknowledgeworthmentioningofwhatheimitates。Imitationisonlyakindofplayorsport，andthetragicpoets，whethertheywriteiniambicorinHeroicverse，areimitatorsinthehighestdegree？
Verytrue。
Andnowtellme，Iconjureyou，hasnotimitationbeenshownbyustobeconcernedwiththatwhichisthriceremovedfromthetruth？
Certainly。
Andwhatisthefacultyinmantowhichimitationisaddressed？
Whatdoyoumean？
Iwillexplain：Thebodywhichislargewhenseennear，appearssmallwhenseenatadistance？
True。
Andthesameobjectappearsstraightwhenlookedatoutofthewater，andcrookedwheninthewater；andtheconcavebecomesconvex，owingtotheillusionaboutcolourstowhichthesightisliable。Thuseverysortofconfusionisrevealedwithinus；andthisisthatweaknessofthehumanmindonwhichtheartofconjuringandofdeceivingbylightandshadowandotheringeniousdevicesimposes，havinganeffectuponuslikemagic。
True。
Andtheartsofmeasuringandnumberingandweighingcometotherescueofthehumanunderstanding—thereisthebeautyofthem——andtheapparentgreaterorless，ormoreorheavier，nolongerhavethemasteryoverus，butgivewaybeforecalculationandmeasureandweight？
Mosttrue。
Andthis，surely，mustbetheworkofthecalculatingandrationalprincipleinthesoulTobesure。
Andwhenthisprinciplemeasuresandcertifiesthatsomethingsareequal，orthatsomearegreaterorlessthanothers，thereoccursanapparentcontradiction？
True。
Butwerewenotsayingthatsuchacontradictionisthesamefacultycannothavecontraryopinionsatthesametimeaboutthesamething？
Verytrue。
Thenthatpartofthesoulwhichhasanopinioncontrarytomeasureisnotthesamewiththatwhichhasanopinioninaccordancewithmeasure？
True。
Andthebetterpartofthesoulislikelytobethatwhichtruststomeasureandcalculation？
Certainly。
Andthatwhichisopposedtothemisoneoftheinferiorprinciplesofthesoul？
Nodoubt。
ThiswastheconclusionatwhichIwasseekingtoarrivewhenIsaidthatpaintingordrawing，andimitationingeneral，whendoingtheirownproperwork，arefarremovedfromtruth，andthecompanionsandfriendsandassociatesofaprinciplewithinuswhichisequallyremovedfromreason，andthattheyhavenotrueorhealthyaim。
Exactly。
Theimitativeartisaninferiorwhomarriesaninferior，andhasinferioroffspring。
Verytrue。
Andisthisconfinedtothesightonly，ordoesitextendtothehearingalso，relatinginfacttowhatwetermpoetry？
Probablythesamewouldbetrueofpoetry。
Donotrely，Isaid，onaprobabilityderivedfromtheanalogyofpainting；butletusexaminefurtherandseewhetherthefacultywithwhichpoeticalimitationisconcernedisgoodorbad。
Byallmeans。
Wemaystatethequestionthus：——Imitationimitatestheactionsofmen，whethervoluntaryorinvoluntary，onwhich，astheyimagine，agoodorbadresulthasensued，andtheyrejoiceorsorrowaccordingly。
Isthereanythingmore？
No，thereisnothingelse。
Butinallthisvarietyofcircumstancesisthemanatunitywithhimself——orrather，asintheinstanceofsighttherewasconfusionandoppositioninhisopinionsaboutthesamethings，soherealsoistherenotstrifeandinconsistencyinhislife？ThoughIneedhardlyraisethequestionagain，forIrememberthatallthishasbeenalreadyadmitted；andthesoulhasbeenacknowledgedbyustobefulloftheseandtenthousandsimilaroppositionsoccurringatthesamemoment？
Andwewereright，hesaid。
Yes，Isaid，thusfarwewereright；buttherewasanomissionwhichmustnowbesupplied。
Whatwastheomission？
Werewenotsayingthatagoodman，whohasthemisfortunetolosehissonoranythingelsewhichismostdeartohim，willbearthelosswithmoreequanimitythananother？
Yes。
Butwillhehavenosorrow，orshallwesaythatalthoughhecannothelpsorrowing，hewillmoderatehissorrow？
Thelatter，hesaid，isthetruerstatement。
Tellme：willhebemorelikelytostruggleandholdoutagainsthissorrowwhenheisseenbyhisequals，orwhenheisalone？
Itwillmakeagreatdifferencewhetherheisseenornot。
Whenheisbyhimselfhewillnotmindsayingordoingmanythingswhichhewouldbeashamedofanyonehearingorseeinghimdo？
True。
Thereisaprincipleoflawandreasoninhimwhichbidshimresist，aswellasafeelingofhismisfortunewhichisforcinghimtoindulgehissorrow？
True。
Butwhenamanisdrawnintwooppositedirections，toandfromthesameobject，this，asweaffirm，necessarilyimpliestwodistinctprinciplesinhim？
Certainly。
Oneofthemisreadytofollowtheguidanceofthelaw？
Howdoyoumean？
Thelawwouldsaythattobepatientundersufferingisbest，andthatweshouldnotgivewaytoimpatience，asthereisnoknowingwhethersuchthingsaregoodorevil；andnothingisgainedbyimpatience；also，becausenohumanthingisofseriousimportance，andgriefstandsinthewayofthatwhichatthemomentismostrequired。
Whatismostrequired？heasked。
Thatweshouldtakecounselaboutwhathashappened，andwhenthedicehavebeenthrownorderouraffairsinthewaywhichreasondeemsbest；not，likechildrenwhohavehadafall，keepingholdofthepartstruckandwastingtimeinsettingupahowl，butalwaysaccustomingthesoulforthwithtoapplyaremedy，raisingupthatwhichissicklyandfallen，banishingthecryofsorrowbythehealingart。
Yes，hesaid，thatisthetruewayofmeetingtheattacksoffortune。
Yes，Isaid；andthehigherprincipleisreadytofollowthissuggestionofreason？
Clearly。
Andtheotherprinciple，whichinclinesustorecollectionofourtroublesandtolamentation，andcanneverhaveenoughofthem，wemaycallirrational，useless，andcowardly？
Indeed，wemay。
Anddoesnotthelatter——Imeantherebelliousprinciple——furnishagreatvarietyofmaterialsforimitation？Whereasthewiseandcalmtemperament，beingalwaysnearlyequable，isnoteasytoimitateortoappreciatewhenimitated，especiallyatapublicfestivalwhenapromiscuouscrowdisassembledinatheatre。Forthefeelingrepresentedisonetowhichtheyarestrangers。
Certainly。
Thentheimitativepoetwhoaimsatbeingpopularisnotbynaturemade，norishisartintended，topleaseortoaffecttheprincipleinthesoul；buthewillpreferthepassionateandfitfultemper，whichiseasilyimitated？
Clearly。
Andnowwemayfairlytakehimandplacehimbythesideofthepainter，forheislikehimintwoways：first，inasmuchashiscreationshaveaninferiordegreeoftruth——inthis，Isay，heislikehim；andheisalsolikehiminbeingconcernedwithaninferiorpartof
