And Nicomachus says to some one—
O you, who . . . . . and vomit golden . . . .
And Philippides says—
Could you but see the well-prepared cups,
All made of gold, my Trophimus; by heaven,
They are magnificent! I stood amazed
When I beheld them first. Then there were also
Large silver cups, and jugs larger than I.
And Parmenio, in his letter to Alexander, summing up the spoils of the Persians, says, "The weight of goblets of gold is seventy-three Babylonian talents, and fifty-two minæ.[58] The weight of goblets inlaid with precious stones, is fifty-six Babylonian talents, and thirty-four minæ."
18. And the custom was, to put the water into the cup first, and the wine afterwards. Accordingly, Xenophanes says—
And never let a man a goblet take,
And first pour in the wine; but let the water
Come first, and after that, then add the wine.
And Anacreon says—
Bring me water—bring me wine,
Quick, O boy; and bring, besides,
Garlands, rich with varied flowers;
And fill the cup, that I may not
Engage in hopeless strife with love.
And before either of them Hesiod had said—