Therefore sent he (Peleus) me to thee to teach thee all things,
To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds (W. Leaf).

[46] See "Il." xi. 831; "Hunting," ch. i., as to Cheiron and his
scholars, the last of whom is Achilles.

[47] {an periepoito}. "He will be scurvily treated." Cf. "Hell." III.
i. 19.

[48] Cf. "Mem." I. ii. 29.

If my language has a touch of turbulence,[49] do not marvel: partly
the wine exalts me; partly that love which ever dwells within my heart
of hearts now pricks me forward to use great boldness of speech[50]
against his base antagonist. Why, yes indeed, it seems to me that he
who fixes his mind on outward beauty is like a man who has taken a
farm on a short lease. He shows no anxiety to improve its value; his
sole object being to take off it the largest crops he can himself. But
he whose heart is set on loyal friendship resembles rather a man who
has a farmstead of his own. At any rate, he scours the wide world to
find what may enhance the value of his soul's delight.[51]

[49] Or, "wantonness"; and for the apology see Plat. "Phaedr." 238: "I
appear to be in a divine fury, for already I am getting into
dithyrambics" (Jowett).

[50] Lit. "to speak openly against that other sort of love which is
its rival."

[51] Cf. Michelet, I think, as to the French peasant-farmer regarding