1747 edition of Sir Edward Bysshe's translation of Xenophon's
The Memorable Things of Socrates. A difficult read but if you
wish to, check the flip book . Or, a readable translation from
Project Gutenberg . Here is the introduction to the Project
Gutenberg offering... This translation of Xenophon’s
“Memorabilia of Socrates” was first published in 1712, and is
here printed from the revised edition of 1722. Its author was
Edward Bysshe, who had produced in 1702 “The Art of English
Poetry,” a well-known work that was near its fifth edition when
its author published his translation of the “Memorabilia.” This
was a translation that remained in good repute. There was
another edition of it in 1758. Bysshe translated the title of
the book into “The Memorable Things of Socrates.” I have changed
“Things” into “Thoughts,” for whether they be sayings or doings,
the words and deeds of a wise man are alike expressions of his
thought. Xenophon is said to have been, when young, a pupil of
Socrates. Two authorities have recor