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            THE MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS AND SPEECHES OF LORD MACAULAY 



     CHARICLEA。 What shall I sing�拭�

     ALCIBIADES。 Nay�察�choose for yourself。 

     CHARICLEA。 Then I will sing an old Ionian hymn�察�which is chanted 

every spring at the feast of Venus�察�near Miletus。            I used to sing it in my 

own country when I was a child�察�andah�察�Alcibiades� �

     ALCIBIADES。 Dear Chariclea�察�you shall sing something else。                    This 

distresses you。 

     CHARICLEA。  No   hand   me   the   lyre��no   matter。        You   will hear   the 

song to disadvantage。        But if it were sung as I have heard it sung��if this 

were a beautiful morning in spring�察�and if we were standing on a woody 

promontory�察     �with   the  sea�察 �and  the  white   sails�察 �and   the  blue  Cyclades 

beneath   us��and   the   portico   of   a   temple   peeping   through   the   trees   on   a 

huge   peak   above   our   heads��and   thousands   of   people�察  �with   myrtles   in 

their hands�察�thronging up the winding path�察�their gay dresses and garlands 

disappearing and emerging by turns as they passed round the angles of the 

rock��then perhaps´ ´ 

     ALCIBIADES。 Now�察�by Venus herself�察�sweet lady�察�where you are we 

shall lack neither sun�察�nor flowers�察�nor spring�察�nor temple�察�nor goddess。 

     CHARICLEA。          ��Sings。��   Let   this   sunny   hour   be   given�察  �Venus�察  �unto 

love and mirth�此�Smiles like thine are in the heaven�察�Bloom like thine is on 

the earth�察�And the tinkling of the fountains�察�And the murmurs of the sea�察�

And the echoes from the mountains�察�Speak of youth�察�and hope�察�and thee。 

     By whate'er of soft expression Thou hast taught to lovers' eyes�察�Faint 

denial�察�slow confession�察�Glowing cheeks and stifled sighs�察�By the pleasure 

and the pain�察�By the follies and the wiles�察�Pouting fondness�察�sweet disdain�察�

Happy tears and mournful smiles�察�

     Come     with   music   floating   o'er  thee�察 �Come     with   violets  springing 

round�此�Let the Graces dance before thee�察�All their golden zones unbound�察�

Now in sport their faces hiding�察�Now�察�with slender fingers fair�察�From their 

laughing eyes dividing The long curls of rose´crowned hair。 

     ALCIBIADES。 Sweetly sung�察�but mournfully�察�Chariclea�察�for which I 

would chide you�察�but that I am sad myself。            More wine there。       I wish to 

all the gods that I had fairly sailed from Athens。 

     CHARICLEA。 And from me�察�Alcibiades�拭�



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    ALCIBIADES。           Yes�察  �from     you�察  �dear    lady。    The     days    which 

immediately precede separation are the most melancholy of our lives。 

     CHARICLEA。 Except those which immediately follow it。 

    ALCIBIADES。 No�察�when I cease to see you�察�other objects may compel 

my attention�察�but can I be near you without thinking how lovely you are�察�

and how soon I must leave you�拭�

    HIPPOMACHUS。 Ay�察�travelling soon puts such thoughts out of men's 

heads。 

     CALLICLES。 A battle is the best remedy for them。 

     CHARICLEA。 A battle�察�I should think�察�might supply their place with 

others as unpleasant。 

     CALLICLES。         No。   The     preparations    are  rather  disagreeable     to  a 

novice。    But as soon as the fighting begins�察�by Jupiter�察�it is a noble time�察�

men trampling��shields clashing��spears breaking��and the poean roaring 

louder than all。 

     CHARICLEA。 But what if you are killed�拭�

     CALLICLES。 What indeed�拭            �You must ask Speusippus that question。 

He is a philosopher。 

    ALCIBIADES。 Yes�察�and the greatest of philosophers�察�if he can answer 

it。 

     SPEUSIPPUS。 Pythagoras is of opinion 

    HIPPOMACHUS。             Pythagoras    stole  that  and   all  his  other  opinions 

from Asia and Egypt。         The transmigration of the soul and the vegetable 

diet are derived from India。       I met a Brachman in Sogdiana 

     CALLICLES。 All nonsense� �

     CHARICLEA。 What think you�察�Alcibiades�拭�

    ALCIBIADES。 I think that�察�if the doctrine be true�察�your spirit will be 

transfused   into   one   of   the   doves   who   carry   ��Homer's   Odyssey�察  �xii。   63。�� 

ambrosia      to  the  gods   or  verses   to  the   mistresses   of   poets。  Do    you 

remember Anacreon's lines�拭         �How should you like such an office�拭�

     CHARICLEA。 If I were to be your dove�察�Alcibiades�察�and you would 

treat me as Anacreon treated his�察�and let me nestle in your breast and drink 

from   your   cup�察  �I   would   submit   even   to   carry   your   love´letters   to   other 

ladies。 



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     CALLICLES。   What�察  �in   the   name   of   Jupiter�察  �is   the   use   of   all   these 

speculations      about    death�拭    �Socrates     once    ��See   the   close   of   Plato's 

Gorgias。��   lectured   me   upon   it   the   best   part   of   a   day。 I   have   hated   the 

sight of him ever since。         Such things may suit an old sophist when he is 

fasting�察�but in the midst of wine and music 

     HIPPOMACHUS。             I  differ   from   you。    The     enlightened     Egyptians 

bring skeletons into their banquets�察�in order to remind their guests to make 

the most of their life while they have it。 

     CALLICLES。   I   want   neither   skeleton   nor   sophist   to   teach   me   that 

lesson。   More   wine�察  �I   pray   you�察  �and   less   wisdom。    If   you   must   believe 

something which you never can know�察�why not be contented with the long 

stories about the other world which are told us when we are initiated at the 

Eleusinian mysteries�拭        。�The scene which follows is founded upon history。 

Thucydides tells us�察�in his sixth book�察�that about this time Alcibiades was 

suspected      of  having    assisted    at  a  mock    celebration     of  these   famous 

mysteries。      It   was   the   opinion   of   the   vulgar   among   the   Athenians   that 

extraordinary   privileges   were   granted   in   the   other   world   to   alt   who   had 

been initiated。�� 

     CHARICLEA。 And what are those stories�拭�

     ALCIBIADES。 Are not you initiated�察�Chariclea�拭�

     CHARICLEA。           No�察   �my    mother    was    a  Lydian�察    �a  barbarian�察    �and 

therefore 

     ALCIBIADES。   I   understand。          Now   the   curse   of   Venus   on   the   fools 

who made so hateful a law�            �Speusippus�察�does not your friend Euripides 

��The     right   of  Euripides     to   this  line   is  somewhat      disputable。      See 

Aristophanes�察�Plutus�察�1152。�� say 

     ;The land where thou art prosperous is thy country�拭─�

     Surely we ought to say to every lady 

     ;The land where thou art pretty is thy country。; 

     Besides�察�to exclude foreign beauties from the chorus of the initiated in 

the Elysian fields is less cruel to them than to ourselves。               Chariclea�察�you 

shall be initiated。 

     CHARICLEA。 When�拭�

     ALCIBIADES。 Now。 



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     CHARICLEA。 Where�拭�

    ALCIBIADES。 Here。 

     CHARICLEA。 Delightful� �

     SPEUSIPPUS。   But   there   must   be   an   interval   of   a   year   between   the 

purification and the initiation。 

    ALCIBIADES。 We will suppose all that。 

     SPEUSIPPUS。 And nine days of rigid mortification of the senses。 

    ALCIBIADES。 We will suppose that too。               I am sure it was supposed�察�

with as little reason�察�when I was initiated。 

     SPEUSIPPUS。 But you are sworn to secrecy。 

    ALCIBIADES。   You   a   sophist�察  �and   talk   of   oaths�      �You   a   pupil   of 

Euripides�察�and forget his maxims� �

     ;My    lips  have    sworn   it�察 �but  my   mind    is  free。;  ��See    Eurip

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