Lucian, Symposium, Henry Watson Fowler (Translator), Francis George Fowler (Translator), 4

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Philosophy

Coquette! and you have mistaken your man too; I am quite aware that you are more eager to tell than I to hear; I believe, if you had no one to listen, you would find a pillar or statue and out with the whole tale to it in one torrent. If I try to make off now, you will never let me go till I have done my listening; you will hold on to me and pursue me and solicit me. Then it will be my turn to coquet. Oh, very well; do not trouble to tell me; good-bye; I will get it out of some one else.

Lycinus

Oh, you needn’t be so hasty. I will tell you, if you are so set upon it; only don’t repeat it to everybody.

Philosophy

If I know anything whatever of you, you will take good care of that; you will not leave me many to repeat it to.

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

Current edition Perseus

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.)

Editions (1)

Συμπόσιον ἢ Λαπίθαι Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 1. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1913.) — 4 focus

Φίλων

Θρύπτῃ ταῦτα, ὦ Λυκῖνε. ἀλλʼ οὔτι γε πρὸς ἐμὲ οὕτω ποιεῖν ἐχρῆν, ὃς ἀκριβῶς πολὺ πλέον ἐπιθυμοῦντά σε εἰπεῖν οἶδα ἢ ἐμὲ ἀκοῦσαι, καί μοι δοκεῖς, εἰ ἀπορήσειας τῶν ἀκουσομένων, κἂν πρὸς κίονά τινα ἢ πρὸς ἀνδριάντα ἡδέως ἂν προσελθὼν ἐκχέαι πάντα συνείρων ἀμυστί. εἰ γοῦν ἐθελήσω ἀπαλλάττεσθαι νῦν, οὐκ ἐάσεις με ἀνήκοον ἀπελθεῖν, ἀλλʼ ἕξει¹ καὶ παρακολουθήσεις καὶ δεήσει. κἀγὼ θρύψομαι πρὸς σὲ ἐν τῷ μέρει· καὶ εἴ γε δοκεῖ, ἀπίωμεν ἄλλου αὐτὰ πευσόμενοι, σὺ δὲ μὴ λέγε.

Λυκῖνος

μηδὲν πρὸς ὀργήν· διηγήσομαι γάρ, ἐπείπερ οὕτως προθυμῇ, ἀλλʼ ὅπως μὴ πρὸς πολλοὺς ἐρεῖς.

Φίλων

εἰ μὴ παντάπασιν ἐγὼ ἐπιλέλησμαι Λυκίνου, αὐτὸς σὺ ἄμεινον ποιήσεις αὐτὸ καὶ φθάσεις εἰπὼν ἅπασιν, ὥστε οὐδὲν ἐμοῦ δεήσει.

Translations (1)

The Carousal, or the Lapiths Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 1. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1913.) — 4 focus

PHILO

That is all put on, Lycinus. But you needn’t have acted that way with me, for I know very well that you are much more eager to talk than I to listen, and I have an idea that if you had nobody to listen to you, you would enjoy going up to a pillar or a statue and pouring it all out in a stream, without a pause. In fact, if I should wish to go away now, you would not let me go untold, but would hold me and follow me and entreat me. And now I am going to take my turn at putting on. (Turns to‘another friend.) If you like, let’s go and find out about it from someone else. (To Lyctnus.) You may keep your story to yourself!

LYCINUS

Don’t get angry! I will tell you, since you are so anxious, but don’t you tell a lot of people.

PHILO

If I have not forgotten all I know of you, Lycinus, you will do that better than I can, and you will lose no time in telling everybody, so that I shan’t be needed.

Lucian Symposium 4

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

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Lycinus

Oh, you needn’t be so hasty. I will tell you, if you are so set upon it; only don’t repeat it to everybody.

Philosophy

If I know anything whatever of you, you will take good care of that; you will not leave me many to repeat it to.

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Λυκῖνος

μηδὲν πρὸς ὀργήν· διηγήσομαι γάρ, ἐπείπερ οὕτως προθυμῇ, ἀλλʼ ὅπως μὴ πρὸς πολλοὺς ἐρεῖς.

Φίλων

εἰ μὴ παντάπασιν ἐγὼ ἐπιλέλησμαι Λυκίνου, αὐτὸς σὺ ἄμεινον ποιήσεις αὐτὸ καὶ φθάσεις εἰπὼν ἅπασιν, ὥστε οὐδὲν ἐμοῦ δεήσει.

LYCINUS

Don’t get angry! I will tell you, since you are so anxious, but don’t you tell a lot of people.

PHILO

If I have not forgotten all I know of you, Lycinus, you will do that better than I can, and you will lose no time in telling everybody, so that I shan’t be needed.

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Lycinus Oh, you needn’t be so hasty. I will tell you, if you are so set upon it; only don’t repeat it to everybody.

Philosophy If I know anything whatever of you, you will take good care of that; you will not leave me many to repeat it to.

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Λυκῖνος μηδὲν πρὸς ὀργήν· διηγήσομαι γάρ, ἐπείπερ οὕτως προθυμῇ, ἀλλʼ ὅπως μὴ πρὸς πολλοὺς ἐρεῖς.

Φίλων εἰ μὴ παντάπασιν ἐγὼ ἐπιλέλησμαι Λυκίνου, αὐτὸς σὺ ἄμεινον ποιήσεις αὐτὸ καὶ φθάσεις εἰπὼν ἅπασιν, ὥστε οὐδὲν ἐμοῦ δεήσει.

LYCINUS Don’t get angry! I will tell you, since you are so anxious, but don’t you tell a lot of people.

PHILO If I have not forgotten all I know of you, Lycinus, you will do that better than I can, and you will lose no time in telling everybody, so that I shan’t be needed.

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Lycinus

Oh, you needn’t be so hasty. I will tell you, if you are so set upon it; only don’t repeat it to everybody.

Philosophy

If I know anything whatever of you, you will take good care of that; you will not leave me many to repeat it to.

Λυκῖνος

μηδὲν πρὸς ὀργήν· διηγήσομαι γάρ, ἐπείπερ οὕτως προθυμῇ, ἀλλʼ ὅπως μὴ πρὸς πολλοὺς ἐρεῖς.

Φίλων

εἰ μὴ παντάπασιν ἐγὼ ἐπιλέλησμαι Λυκίνου, αὐτὸς σὺ ἄμεινον ποιήσεις αὐτὸ καὶ φθάσεις εἰπὼν ἅπασιν, ὥστε οὐδὲν ἐμοῦ δεήσει.

LYCINUS

Don’t get angry! I will tell you, since you are so anxious, but don’t you tell a lot of people.

PHILO

If I have not forgotten all I know of you, Lycinus, you will do that better than I can, and you will lose no time in telling everybody, so that I shan’t be needed.