. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . it, by sllO?ving them how hurtful it is to allow ones heartalways to covet more than one at present possesses, thou madestchoice of that which was the worse both for thyself and for thePersians. (§ 2.) Noav thou sayest, that from the time Avhenthou didst approve
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . it, by sllO?ving them how hurtful it is to allow ones heartalways to covet more than one at present possesses, thou madestchoice of that which was the worse both for thyself and for thePersians. (§ 2.) Noav thou sayest, that from the time Avhenthou didst approve the better course, and give up the thought ofwarring against Greece, a dream has haunted thee, sent by somegod or other, Avhich will not suffer thee to lay aside the expedi-tion. But such things, my son, have of a truth nothing divine inthem. The dreams, that wander to and fro among mankind, Iwill tell thee of what nature they are,—I who have seen so manymore years than thou. Whatever a man has been thinking ofduring the day, is wont to hover round him in the visions of hisdreams at night. ???? we during these many days past have with death in Persia (Q. Curt. viii. 4, hesitate, not knowing whether Xerxes§ 17 ; \^aler. Max. v. 1, p. 177; Frontin. might not be laying a trap fur iv. 6, § 3;. Artabauus would. Thrones of Sennacherib aniJ Darius. 16 THE VISION APPEARS TO ARTABANUS. Book VII. had our hands full of this enterjirise. (§ 3.) If however thematter be not as I suppose, but God lias indeed some parttherein, thou hast in brief declared the Avhole that can be saidconcerning it—let it een appear to me as it has to thee, and lay-on me the same injunctions. But it ought not to appear to meany the more if I put on thy clothes than if I wear my own, norif I go to sleep in thy bed than if I do so in mine—supposing, Imean, that it is about to appear at all. For this thing, be itwhat it may, that visits thee in thy sleep, surely is not so fargone in folly as to s
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