That, again, were to be like children, lightly overthrowing their own card-castles; or like boy-archers, who cry out when they hit the target of straw.

The Persian and Scythian bowmen, as they speed along, can pierce a bird on the wing.' -- Let us leave Plato and the others at rest.

It is not for me to contend against them.

Let us rather search out together if the truth of Philosophy be as I say.

Why summon the athletes, and archers from Persia?
-- Yes! let them go, if you think them in the way.