Cyropaedia: the education of Cyrus by Xenophon
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C4.12. The truth of this due to sympathy (cf. Archidamus and his father Agesilaus, /Hell/., V. c. iv.; tr. Works, Vol. II. p. 126). C4.22. Cyaxares recalls John Gilpin. C4.24. An Hellenic trait; madness of battle-rage, {menis}. Something of the fierceness of the /Iliad/ here. C5.7. Cyrus. His first speech as a general; a fine one; a spirit of athleticism breathes through it. Cf. /Memorabilia/ for a similar rationalisation of virtuous self-restraint (e.g. /Mem/., Bk. I. c. 5, 6; Bk. III. c. 8). Paleyan somewhat, perhaps Socratic, not devoid of common sense. What is the end and aim of our training? Not only for an earthly aim, but for a high spiritual reward, all this toil. C5.10. This is Dakyns. C5.11. "Up, Guards, and at 'em!" C6. This chapter might have been a separate work appended to the /Memorabilia/ on Polemics or Archics ["Science of War" and "Science of Rule"]. C6.3-6. Sounds like some Socratic counsel; the righteous man's conception of prayer and the part he must himself play. C6.7. Personal virtue and domestic economy a sufficiently hard task, let alone that still graver task, the art of grinding masses of men |
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