ABSTRACT
“Ameto, I speak first, not as the wisest but as the oldest, so that those younger may forget all shame. Since you ask me, I shall give order to the conversation of our graceful choir, of which we have elected you leader. As for you, so that you may recognize how you should love your beloved Lia even more, learn to follow solicitously the examples of our loves, once you have learned of our stories.” Then she lifted her bright face toward the others, who all appeared attentive, and she said:
