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Λυκῖνος

Πάνυ γοῦν ἄδηλόν ἐστι τὸ κατὰ σφᾶς αὐτοὺς ἐφ’ ἡμῶν λεγόμενον. ἀλλὰ τοῦτο μὲν δῆλον· σὲ δὲ οὐδεὶς ἂν θεῶν ἀγνοοῦντα παύσειε πλήν γε ὁ Ἀπόλλων. μαντεύεται γοῦν ἐκεῖνος πᾶσι τοῖς ἐρωτῶσι, σὺ δὲ οὐδὲ v.2.p.577 τὸν μαντευόμενον κατενόησας.

Σολοικιστής

Μὰ τοὺς θεούς, οὐ γὰρ ἔμαθον.

Λυκῖνος

Εἰ ἄρα καθ’ εἷς λανθάνει σε περιιών;

Σολοικιστής

Ἐοίκασί γε.

Λυκῖνος

Ὁ δὲ καθ’ εἷς πῶς παρῆλθεν;

Σολοικιστής

Οὐδὲ τοῦτο ἔμαθον.

Λυκῖνος

Οἶσθα δέ τινα μνηστευόμενον αὑτῷ γάμον;

Σολοικιστής

Τί οὖν τοῦτο;

v.2.p.578

Λυκῖνος

Ὅτι σολοικίζειν ἀνάγκη τὸν μνηστευόμενον αὑτῷ.

Σολοικιστής

Τί οὖν πρὸς τοὐμὸν πρᾶγμα, εἰ σολοικίζει τις μνηστευόμενος;

Λυκῖνος

Ὅτι ἀγνοεῖ ὁ φάσκων εἰδέναι. καὶ τὸ μὲν οὕτως ἔχει. εἰ δέ τις λέγοι σοι παρελθὼν ὡς ἀπολίποι τὴν γυναῖκα, ἆρ’ ἂν ἐπιτρέποις αὐτῷ;

Σολοικιστής

Τί γὰρ οὐκ ἂν ἐπιτρέποιμι, εἰ φαίνοιτο ἀδικούμενος;

Λυκῖνος

Εἰ δὲ σολοικίζων φαίνοιτο, ἐπιτρέποις ἂν αὐτῷ τοῦτο;

Σολοικιστής

Οὐκ ἔγωγε.

v.2.p.579

Λυκῖνος

Ὀρθῶς γὰρ λέγεις· οὐ γὰρ ἐπιτρεπτέον σολοικίζοντι τῷ φίλῳ, ἀλλὰ διδακτέον ὅπως τοῦτο μὴ τείσεται. καὶ εἴ τίς γε νῦν ψοφοίη τὴν θύραν ἐσιὼν ἢ ἐξιὼν κόπτοι, τί φήσομέν σε πεπονθέναι;

Σολοικιστής

Ἐμὲ μὲν οὐδέν, ἐκεῖνον δὲ ἐπεσελθεῖν βούλεσθαι ἢ ἐξιέναι.

Λυκῖνος

Σὲ δὲ ἀγνοοῦντα τὸν κόπτοντα ἤ ψοφοῦντα οὐδὲν ὅλως πεπονθέναι δόξομεν ἀπαίδευτον ὄντα;

Σολοικιστής

Ὑβριστὴς εἶ.

Λυκῖνος

Τί λέγεις; ὑβριστὴς ἐγώ; νῦν δὴ γενήσομαί v.2.p.580 σοι διαλεγόμενος. ἔοικε δὲ σολοικίσαι τὸ νῦν δὴ γενήσομαι, σὺ δ’ οὐκ ἔγνως.

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Σολοικιστής Μὰ τοὺς θεούς, οὐ γὰρ ἔμαθον.

Λυκῖνος Εἰ ἄρα καθ’ εἷς λανθάνει σε περιιών;

Σολοικιστής Ἐοίκασί γε.

Λυκῖνος Ὁ δὲ καθ’ εἷς πῶς παρῆλθεν;

Σολοικιστής Οὐδὲ τοῦτο ἔμαθον.

Λυκῖνος Οἶσθα δέ τινα μνηστευόμενον αὑτῷ γάμον;

Σολοικιστής Τί οὖν τοῦτο;

Λυκῖνος Ὅτι σολοικίζειν ἀνάγκη τὸν μνηστευόμενον αὑτῷ.

Σολοικιστής Τί οὖν πρὸς τοὐμὸν πρᾶγμα, εἰ σολοικίζει τις μνηστευόμενος;

Λυκῖνος Ὅτι ἀγνοεῖ ὁ φάσκων εἰδέναι. καὶ τὸ μὲν οὕτως ἔχει. εἰ δέ τις λέγοι σοι παρελθὼν ὡς ἀπολίποι τὴν γυναῖκα, ἆρ’ ἂν ἐπιτρέποις αὐτῷ;

Σολοικιστής Τί γὰρ οὐκ ἂν ἐπιτρέποιμι, εἰ φαίνοιτο ἀδικούμενος;

Λυκῖνος Εἰ δὲ σολοικίζων φαίνοιτο, ἐπιτρέποις ἂν αὐτῷ τοῦτο;

Σολοικιστής Οὐκ ἔγωγε.

Σολοικιστής Ἐμὲ μὲν οὐδέν, ἐκεῖνον δὲ ἐπεσελθεῖν βούλεσθαι ἢ ἐξιέναι.

Λυκῖνος Σὲ δὲ ἀγνοοῦντα τὸν κόπτοντα ἤ ψοφοῦντα οὐδὲν ὅλως πεπονθέναι δόξομεν ἀπαίδευτον ὄντα;

Σολοικιστής Ὑβριστὴς εἶ.

Λυκῖνος Τί λέγεις; ὑβριστὴς ἐγώ; νῦν δὴ γενήσομαί v.2.p.580 σοι διαλεγόμενος. ἔοικε δὲ σολοικίσαι τὸ νῦν δὴ γενήσομαι, σὺ δ’ οὐκ ἔγνως.

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Lycinus Monstrous sly, is it not, to say ‘mutual’ instead of ‘joint'? Well, that is settled up; but for your general ignorance, I defy any God short of Apollo to cure it. He gives council to all who ask it; but on you that council is thrown away.

Purist Yes, I declare, so it was!

Lycinus Perhaps one at a time are too few?

Purist I think that must be it.

Lycinus How did ‘one are’ get past you?

Purist Ah, I didn’t see it, again.

Lycinus By the way, do you know of any one who is on the look in for a wife?

Purist What are you talking about?

Lycinus Show me the man who is on the look in, and I will show you a solecist.

Purist But what have I to do with solecists on the look in for wives?

Lycinus Ah, if you knew that, you would be the man you pretend to be. So much for that. Now, if a man came to you and said that he had left his wife’s home, would you stand that?

Purist Of course I should, if he had provocation.

Lycinus And if you caught him committing a solecism, would 5 you stand it?

Purist Certainly not.

Lycinus Quite right too. We should never permit solecisms in a friend, but teach him better. Now, what are your feelings when you hear a man deprecating his own merits, and depreciating his friend’s excessive gratitude?

Purist Feelings? only that he shows a very proper feeling.

Lycinus Then, as you cannot feel the difference between ‘deprecate’ and ‘depreciate,’ shall we conclude that you are an ignoramus?

Purist Outrageous insolence!

Lycinus Outrageous? I shall be, ere much, if I go on talking to you.—Now I should have said that ‘ere much’ was a blunder, but it does not strike you so.

Stable identifiers

Σολοικιστής

Μὰ τοὺς θεούς, οὐ γὰρ ἔμαθον.

Λυκῖνος

Εἰ ἄρα καθ’ εἷς λανθάνει σε περιιών;

Σολοικιστής

Ἐοίκασί γε.

Λυκῖνος

Ὁ δὲ καθ’ εἷς πῶς παρῆλθεν;

Σολοικιστής

Οὐδὲ τοῦτο ἔμαθον.

Λυκῖνος

Οἶσθα δέ τινα μνηστευόμενον αὑτῷ γάμον;

Σολοικιστής

Τί οὖν τοῦτο;

Λυκῖνος

Ὅτι σολοικίζειν ἀνάγκη τὸν μνηστευόμενον αὑτῷ.

Σολοικιστής

Τί οὖν πρὸς τοὐμὸν πρᾶγμα, εἰ σολοικίζει τις μνηστευόμενος;

Λυκῖνος

Ὅτι ἀγνοεῖ ὁ φάσκων εἰδέναι. καὶ τὸ μὲν οὕτως ἔχει. εἰ δέ τις λέγοι σοι παρελθὼν ὡς ἀπολίποι τὴν γυναῖκα, ἆρ’ ἂν ἐπιτρέποις αὐτῷ;

Σολοικιστής

Τί γὰρ οὐκ ἂν ἐπιτρέποιμι, εἰ φαίνοιτο ἀδικούμενος;

Λυκῖνος

Εἰ δὲ σολοικίζων φαίνοιτο, ἐπιτρέποις ἂν αὐτῷ τοῦτο;

Σολοικιστής

Οὐκ ἔγωγε.

Σολοικιστής

Ἐμὲ μὲν οὐδέν, ἐκεῖνον δὲ ἐπεσελθεῖν βούλεσθαι ἢ ἐξιέναι.

Λυκῖνος

Σὲ δὲ ἀγνοοῦντα τὸν κόπτοντα ἤ ψοφοῦντα οὐδὲν ὅλως πεπονθέναι δόξομεν ἀπαίδευτον ὄντα;

Σολοικιστής

Ὑβριστὴς εἶ.

Λυκῖνος

Τί λέγεις; ὑβριστὴς ἐγώ; νῦν δὴ γενήσομαί v.2.p.580 σοι διαλεγόμενος. ἔοικε δὲ σολοικίσαι τὸ νῦν δὴ γενήσομαι, σὺ δ’ οὐκ ἔγνως.

Lycinus

Monstrous sly, is it not, to say ‘mutual’ instead of ‘joint'? Well, that is settled up; but for your general ignorance, I defy any God short of Apollo to cure it. He gives council to all who ask it; but on you that council is thrown away.

Purist

Yes, I declare, so it was!

Lycinus

Perhaps one at a time are too few?

Purist

I think that must be it.

Lycinus

How did ‘one are’ get past you?

Purist

Ah, I didn’t see it, again.

Lycinus

By the way, do you know of any one who is on the look in for a wife?

Purist

What are you talking about?

Lycinus

Show me the man who is on the look in, and I will show you a solecist.

Purist

But what have I to do with solecists on the look in for wives?

Lycinus

Ah, if you knew that, you would be the man you pretend to be. So much for that. Now, if a man came to you and said that he had left his wife’s home, would you stand that?

Purist

Of course I should, if he had provocation.

Lycinus

And if you caught him committing a solecism, would 5 you stand it?

Purist

Certainly not.

Lycinus

Quite right too. We should never permit solecisms in a friend, but teach him better. Now, what are your feelings when you hear a man deprecating his own merits, and depreciating his friend’s excessive gratitude?

Purist

Feelings? only that he shows a very proper feeling.

Lycinus

Then, as you cannot feel the difference between ‘deprecate’ and ‘depreciate,’ shall we conclude that you are an ignoramus?

Purist

Outrageous insolence!

Lycinus

Outrageous? I shall be, ere much, if I go on talking to you.—Now I should have said that ‘ere much’ was a blunder, but it does not strike you so.