<w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fas">Προυσίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amiqrida%2Fths">Μιθριδάτης</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fstai">δυνάσται</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w>, <w lemma="le%2Fgw">λέγω</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Alusani%2Fan">Λυσανίαν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29olu%2Fmpixon">Ὀλύμπιχον</w>, <w lemma="%2Alimnai%3Don">Λιμναῖον</w>.
<w lemma="ta%2Fs">τάς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunepilambanome%2Fnas">συνεπιλαμβανομένας</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29cariqmh%2Fsaito">ἐξαριθμήσαιτο</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="ou%29dei%2Fs:">οὐδείς·</w>
<w lemma="w%28%2Fsq%27">ὥσθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29mble%2Fyh%7C">ἐμβλέψῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>, <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="sunw%7Cki%2Fsqai">συνῳκίσθαι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fzein">θαυμάζειν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="braxei%3D">βραχεῖ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnw%7C">χρόνῳ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fdosin">ἐπίδοσιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Flhfe">εἴληφε</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fous">βίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="koina%5C">κοινὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews:">πόλεως·</w>
<w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29kairi%2Fan">εὐκαιρίαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpou">τόπου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcwqen">ἔξωθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifora%5Cn">ἐπιφορὰν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumplh%2Frwsin">συμπλήρωσιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%29daimoni%2Fas">εὐδαιμονίας</w>, <w lemma="mhke%2Fti">μηκέτι</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fzein">θαυμάζειν</w>, <w lemma="mikrou%3D">μικροῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29llei%2Fpein">ἐλλείπειν</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkontos">καθήκοντος</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Atau%3Dta">Ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fsqw">εἰρήσθω</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="koina%5C">κοινὰ</w> <w lemma="prostasi%2Fas">προστασίας</w> — <w lemma="e%29pai%2Fnou">ἐπαίνου</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29sin">εἰσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcioi">ἄξιοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="zh%2Flou">ζήλου</w> — <w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="mikrodosi%2Fas">μικροδοσίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29qnw%3Dn">ἐθνῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="mikrolhyi%2Fas">μικροληψίας</w>,
<w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="mhq%27">μηθ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w> <w lemma="te%2Fttara">τέτταρα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnte">πέντε</w> <w lemma="proi+e%2Fmenoi">προϊέμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanta">τάλαντα</w> <w lemma="dokw%3Dsi%2F">δοκῶσί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fga">μέγα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="zhtw%3Dsi">ζητῶσι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="timh%5Cn">τιμὴν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w>,
<w lemma="ai%28%2F">αἵ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnousai">λαμβάνουσαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="o%29fqalmw%3Dn">ὀφθαλμῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="dwrew%3Dn">δωρεῶν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="lanqa%2Fnwsin">λανθάνωσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="mikroi%3Ds">μικροῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tuxou%3Dsi">τυχοῦσι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fstas">μεγίστας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kalli%2Fstas">καλλίστας</w> <w lemma="proi+e%2Fmenai">προϊέμεναι</w> <w lemma="tima%2Fs">τιμάς</w>,
<w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="peirw%3Dntai">πειρῶνται</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ci%2Fan">ἀξίαν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstois">ἑκάστοις</w> <w lemma="threi%3Dn">τηρεῖν</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Frousin">διαφέρουσιν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnes">Ἕλληνες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn">ἀνθρώπων</w>.
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<head>Generosity of Other Princes</head>Nor were Prusias and Mithridates far behind these in<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note187">Other princes.</note>liberality; nor the princes Lysanias, Olympichus, and Lymnaeas, who were at that time in power in different parts of Asia; and as for states that, according to their several abilities contributed to their assistance, it would be difficult to reckon their number. In fact, though when we regard the time which it took the city to recover its populousness, and the state of desolation from which it started, we cannot fail to be struck at the rapidity and the extent of its improvement in regard both to private and public wealth; yet when we contemplate the natural advantages of its site, and the contributions from outside which served to raise its fortunes to their original height, this feeling must give way to a conviction that the advance was somewhat less than might have been expected.My object in giving these details is twofold. I wished to exhibit the brilliant conduct of their public affairs by the Rhodians, for indeed they deserve both to be commended and imitated: and I wished also to point out the insignificance of the gifts bestowed by the kings of our own day, and received by nations and states; that these monarchs may not imagine that by the expenditure of four or five talents they are doing anything so very great, or expect to receive at the hands of the Greeks the honour enjoyed by former kings; and that states when they see before their eyes the magnitude of the presents<pb n="440" />formerly bestowed, may not, nowadays, in return for insignificant and paltry benefactions, blindly bestow their most ample and splendid honours; but may use that discrimination in apportioning their favours to desert, in which Greeks excel the rest of the world.
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