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Athenian
Ath. Of choristry we have already discussed the one part, and we shall next endeavor to discuss the other part.
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Clinias
Clin. By all means.
Athenian
Ath. But, if you both agree, let us first put the finishing stroke to our discourse on the use of drink.
Clinias
Clin. What, or what kind of, finish do you mean?
Athenian
Ath. If a State shall make use of the institution now mentioned in a lawful and orderly manner, regarding it in a serious light and practising it with a view to temperance, and if in like manner and with a like object, aiming at the mastery of them, it shall allow indulgence in all other pleasures,—then they must all be made use of in the manner described.