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Quote #7
STREPSIADES: Pray tell me what these are, these instruments?
PUPIL: This here's astronomy (200-201)
The pupil takes Strepsiades through the Thinkery and shows him the various tools they have for teaching.
Quote #8
How's that? / It's thought that draws the moisture into lettuce? / Come down, Socratikins, come down here to me, / so you can teach me what I've come to learn. (235-238)
When Strepsiades first meets Socrates, the great philosopher is suspended in the air, apparently mingling with all the intangible thoughts and ideas that, well, live in the sky? Socrates claims that he has to do his heavy thinking up in the air or else the ground would leech all the "moisture of thought" from the mind.
Quote #9
It's an equine ailment that's eating me up alive. / No matter. Teach me one of your Arguments, / the one that pays no debts. Whatever your fee, / I'll pay it, I swear by all the gods, in cash. (243-246)
Strepsiades is very clear in his learning goals. Normally we'd think that's great, but since his sole purpose is to achieve his own dishonest ends, we're going to hold off on the praise for now.