By whom and at what date they were composed
we cannot tell : but it seems reasonable to think
that they date from the early days of the Alexan-
drian or Pergamene libraries.
The interest and importance of iii, iv, vii, viii,



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and xiii no one will deny : nor do I think that any
exception can be taken to the portrait of Plato
which they paint, provided that they be read with
judgment and a true historical perspective.
Peculiarly interesting to my mind is xiii, where
we see the philosopher in undress.
APPENDIX A.1

Containing examples of certain characteristic
words and expressions found in the Laws which
have analogies in the Epistles : —

(i) Abstract Forms of Expression.
aWovg qwxrjg xri^asojg evexa 672 D,cf. 925 A
^ eig gaorcpvrjv xfjg ^iaemg x&v vofioov 684 D

Qqarcbv^v naQaaxevaCei xwv xafivovxcov

xfjg emfie2.ecag. 720 C

■^ ^ovk?iaig xrjg alQeaeaig xwv ^imv 734 ^

97 diftaiv dxQi^rjg vofuov Qsaig afia xai

didiQsaig. 7^8 C

^e^awxrjxa ^Eoscog vofuov. 79° ^

xal oov xfjv /lev emxeiQrjaiv xijg e^rjyi^-

oecog UEQi xovg vo/iovg Tiavxdmaaiv

ayafiai.
evXa^rj^fjvai xovxo Jiegl xov nd^ovg xrjg

yeveaswg ■

xrjv xov ekev^eQov Uav imdoaiv ^tov- 7°° A.
ycyvofiEva dvdyxaig ngdyfiaxa dAA' ov

diavoiaig l^ovki^aEoig dya^wv neql

xEKovfievmv. 967 A.
I. This Appendix is based on a personal study of the
Laws made in pursuance of Raeder's suggestions.
631 A.
691 B.
APPENDIX A 191

(2) Rare Adverbs. (Eap. comparatives in -cog).
bevxeQcog. 739 A, 841 B, 885 A, 955E.
fistCovcog. 789 B, 867 B, 930 A, 932B.
— eXaTTovcog. 867 B.
dyQicoreomg. 867 D.
flfisQOixsQcog.' 867 D.
qiavXoTSQcag. 876 D.
vscoreQwg. 907 C.
exdvcog. 719 C, 822 A.
nagegyoog. 793 E.
anoxQWvrmg. 804 A.
evdai/iovcog. 816 D, 829 A, 840 C.
vnsQ^aMovTCOg. 836 A.
enofiivmg. 844 E.
