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... a wise man's consideration . Question was asked of . Demosthenes what was the chief part of an orator ? he answered , action : what next ? action : what next 3 again ? action . He said it that knew OF BOLDNESS . 37 Boldness.
... a wise man's consideration . Question was asked of . Demosthenes what was the chief part of an orator ? he answered , action : what next ? action : what next 3 again ? action . He said it that knew OF BOLDNESS . 37 Boldness.
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... Demosthenes , in many of his orations , saith thus to the people of Athens : " That " which having regard to the time past is the worst point and circumstance of all the rest ; that as to 66 " the time to come is the best : what 240 ...
... Demosthenes , in many of his orations , saith thus to the people of Athens : " That " which having regard to the time past is the worst point and circumstance of all the rest ; that as to 66 " the time to come is the best : what 240 ...
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... Demosthenes reprehended the people for hearkening to the condi- tions offered by king Philip , being not honourable nor equal , he saith they were but aliments of their sloth and weakness , which if they were taken away , necessity ...
... Demosthenes reprehended the people for hearkening to the condi- tions offered by king Philip , being not honourable nor equal , he saith they were but aliments of their sloth and weakness , which if they were taken away , necessity ...
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... Demosthenes Exordia Concionum . Tully's precept , of Theses of all sorts , preparative . The relying upon exercise , with the difference of using and tempering the instrument ; and the simi- litude of prescribing against the laws of ...
... Demosthenes Exordia Concionum . Tully's precept , of Theses of all sorts , preparative . The relying upon exercise , with the difference of using and tempering the instrument ; and the simi- litude of prescribing against the laws of ...
Page 375
... Demosthenes was upbraided by Æschines , that his speeches did smell of the lamp . But De- mosthenes said , " Indeed there is a great deal of " difference between that which you and I do by lamp - light . " cc 115. Demades the orator ...
... Demosthenes was upbraided by Æschines , that his speeches did smell of the lamp . But De- mosthenes said , " Indeed there is a great deal of " difference between that which you and I do by lamp - light . " cc 115. Demades the orator ...
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