Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849. Excerpt: ... come forward wishing to save the city, all of you and the rest of the Athenians arising would have approached the rostrum, for I know that ye all wish to sare her. If it had been necessary for the rich to come forward, three hundred would have approached the rostrum. But if for those being both these things, both well-disposed and rich, they would have come forward after these things, giving such large contributions, for they did this from their good-will and their riches. But as it seems that occasion and that day called not only for a welldisposed and rich man. but one having followed these things from the beginning, and having judged for the sake of what Philip did these things, and wishing what; for one not knowing these things, and not having carefully examined them from away far back, neither if he was well-disposed, neither if rich, would he be about to know any thing which it was necessary to do, or have ability to advise you; therefore I appeared such a man on that day, and coming forth spake to you things which do you hear giving your attention for two reasons; one, that ye may see that I alone of those speaking and planning for you, did not leave the post of good-will in their troubles. On the other hand, that granting a little time, you might judge better of my other public actions I spoke thus: "I think those thrown into confusion because the Thebans have gone over to Philip, to be ignorant of the present state of affairs; for I know well that if this thing happened, having itself th us, that we would not hear of him being in Elatea, but on our own frontiers. But I see clearly he has come in order that he may arrange his affairs in Thebes quickly! Hear me while I speak these things in which that state has placed itself. As many of the Thebans...
