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Lacedæmonian, and the gallant Narcissus and Hylas,Socrates professed himself learned in nothing but only love, and that of young youths, which he held to be the best and noblest affection, seeing that this was the best means to bring up the younger sort in the knowledge of goodness and virtue; but his enemies made the worst construction of it, and therefore Lucian brings him in here with these young and beautiful lads. and other beautiful and lovely youths, and for aught I could gather by him he was far in love with Hyacinthus, for he discoursed with him more than all the rest: for which cause, they said, Rhadamanthus was offended at him, and often threatened to thrust him out of the island if he continued to play the fool in that fashion, and not give over his idle manner of jesting, when he was at their banquet. Only Plato was not present, Such a one as he would have in his Commonwealth.for they said he dwelled in a city framed by himself, observing the same rule of government and laws as he had prescribed for them to live under.

Aristippus and Epicurus are prime men amongst them, because they are the most