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  repeating the same old talk;'13' Socrates; which I used to hear from you
  long ago?
  '13'   This   tale   is   repeated   by   Dio   Chrys。   〃Or。〃   III。   i。   109。   Cf。   Plat。
  〃Gorg。〃 490 E。
  Yes (answered Socrates); and what is still more strange; Hippias; it is
  not   only  the   same   old talk but   about   the   same   old   subjects。  Now  you;   I
  daresay;   through   versatility   of   knowledge;'14'   never   say   the   same   thing
  twice over on the same subject?
  '14'   Or;   〃such   is   the   breadth   of   your   learning;〃   {polumathes}。   Cf。
  Plat。 〃Hipp。 maj。〃
  To be sure (he answered); my endeavour is to say something new on
  all occasions。
  What   (he   asked)   about   things   which   you   know;   as   for   instance   in   a
  case of spelling; if any one asks you; 〃How many letters in Socrates; and
  what is their order?〃'15' I suppose you try to run off one string of letters
  to…day and to…morrow another? or to a question of arithmetic; 〃Does twice
  five make ten?〃 your answer to…day will differ from that of ye
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