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sents uSj in the 'Eumiclms/ with one of these gentlemen, 

 who (spite of his pure Latinity) is a thoroiigh Greek. 

 Parasite Gnatho, having explained to a ruined spendthrift 

 (a quondam acquaintancej as he informs the hotise), and 

 enlightened hoth him and it touching the resources of a 

 rascality yet untried by that unfortunate, ends his confi- 

 dential communication to the public somewhat as follows : 

 — 'While thus chatting together, we enter the market, 

 when immediately a whole host of radiant faces comes 

 forward to greet me, — confectioners, cooks, butchers, 

 poulterers, sausage-sellers, and dealers in fish, — men 

 whom I have it in my power, and do my best, as they 

 know, to serve ; — nothing could exceed the heartiness of 

 these good people, who all vied vrith each other in pay- 

 ing us honour and pressing me to sup with them. My 

 poor starveling fiiend, who had kept close, witnessing 

 this, and seeing what an easy life was mine, begged hard 

 that I would impart to him instructions in the art : I 

 acceded with my usual kindness to his request, and, re- 

 membering the custom which prevails vnth philosophers 

 of giving their names to disciples, made him a present 

 of mine, and bade him henceforth call and consider him- 

 self a Gnathonist.' 



As we went lately to Greece for the character of a 

 cook, we now, and for the same reason, return thither 

 to make further inquiries about these parasites. The 

 first thing we remark about the tribe is the number of 

 different names by which it was designated : besides the 

 more generic title of KoKa^,*Q-) with the numerous com- 

 pounds P) made from it, the several members of this dis- 



* Q) KoXa|, from KoXXuo-flai, to stick to, says Androcides ; or 

 from KoKov, aJimentum, say others : neither of these on dits seems 

 worthy of credit. P) \jfa>iioK6\a§, fiaXcKoXa^, bu>w<TioK6Ka^. (^) 

 napayKovioTris. {*) df/p. (') a-xq/iaTodriKris. (^) To wirep/ia rmv 

 fWoytpMiv KoKuKCOV. (') To yap KoKaKeviiv mv apcaKeiv Svo/i evft. 



