Lucian, Symposium, Henry Watson Fowler (Translator), Francis George Fowler (Translator), 28

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Lycinus

My dear fellow, I went all hot and cold as this was read; I was praying that the earth might swallow me up when I saw everybody laughing at the different points; the most amused were those who knew Hetoemocles and his white hair and reverend looks; it was such a surprise to find the reality behind that imposing beard and serious countenance. I felt sure Aristaenetus had passed him over not in neglect, but because he supposed he would never accept an invitation or have anything to do with festivities; he had thought it out of the question, and not worth trying.

Symposium. Lucian. Henry Watson Fowler (Translator), Francis George Fowler (Translator). Medford, MA, USA. 2023-08-01.

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A Feast of Lapithae (English) (The Works of Lucian of Samosata, Vol. 4. Fowler, Henry Watson and Fowler, Francis George, translators. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905.)

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Συμπόσιον ἢ Λαπίθαι Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 1. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1913.) — 28 focus

Λυκῖνος

τούτων, ὦ ἑταῖρε, ἀναγινωσκομένων μεταξὺ ἱδρώς τέ μοι περιεχεῖτο ὑπʼ αἰδοῦς, καὶ τοῦτο δὴ τὸ τοῦ λόγου, χανεῖν μοι τὴν γῆν ηὐχόμην ὁρῶν τοὺς παρόντας γελῶντας ἐφʼ ἑκάστῳ καὶ μάλιστα ὅσοι ᾔδεσαν τὸν Ἑτοιμοκλέα, πολιὸν ἄνθρωπον καὶ σεμνὸν εἶναι δοκοῦντα. ἐθαύμαζον οὖν οἷος ὢν διαλάθοι αὐτοὺς ἐξαπατωμένους τῷ πώγωνι καὶ τῇ τοῦ προσώπου ἐντάσει. ὁ γὰρ Ἀρισταίνετος ἐδόκει μοι οὐκ ἀμελείᾳ παριδεῖν¹ αὐτόν, ἀλλʼ οὔποτʼ ἂν ἐλπίσας κληθέντα ἐπινεῦσαι οὐδ’ ἂν ἐμπαρασχεῖν ἑαυτὸν τοιούτῳ τινί· ὥστε οὐδὲ τὴν ἀρχὴν πειρᾶσθαι ἠξίου.

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The Carousal, or the Lapiths Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 1. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1913.) — 28 focus

LYCINUS

While all that was being read, my dear fellow, the sweat poured off me for shame, and to quote the saying, I prayed that the earth would swallow me when I saw the guests all laughing at every sentence, especially as many as knew Hetoemocles, a man with gray hair who looked to be highminded. It was a marvel to me that such a man had hoodwinked them, deceiving them with his beard and the concentration expressed in his features. It was my notion that Aristaenetus had not carelessly overlooked him, but that, not thinking he would accept if invited, he would not expose himself to any such treatment, and so thought best not to try him at all.

Lucian Symposium 28

Henry Watson Fowler (Translator), Francis George Fowler (Translator)

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