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3088 from Greek and Roman Materials

1. E. M. Cope, Commentary on the Rhetoric of Aristotle book 3, chapter 9, section 5
   of Hecataeus and Herodotus, and the complex periods of Isocrates and Demosthenes: and a comparison of the sentences of Lysias with those of Demosthenes will clearly shew the difference between the (20.26)

2. Demosthenes, Speeches 11-20 speech 18, section 54
   Indictment[In the archonship of Chaerondas, on the sixth day of Elaphebolion, Aeschines, son of Atrometus, of Cothocidae, indicted Ctesiphon, son of Leosthenes, of Anaphlystus, before the Archon for a breach of the constitution, in that he proposed an unconstitutional decree, to wit, that Demosthenes, son of Demosthenes, of Paeania should be crowned with a golden crown, and that proclamation should be made in the theatre at the Great Dionysia, when the new tragedies are produced, that “the People crown Demosthenes, son of Demosthenes, of Paeania, with a golden crown for his merit and for the goodwill which he has constantly displayed both towards all the Greeks and towards the people of Athens, and also for his steadfastness, and because he has constantly by word and deed promoted the best interests of the people, and is forward to do whatever good he can,” all these proposals being false and unconstitutional, inasmuch as the laws forbid, first, the entry of false statements in the public records; secondly, the crowning of one liable to audit (now Demosthenes is Commissioner of Fortifications and a trustee of the Theatrical Fund); thirdly, the proclamation of the crown in the Theatre at the Dionysia the day of the new tragedies; but if the crowning is by the Council, it shall be proclaimed in the Council-house, if by the State, in the Assembly on the Pnyx. (18.41)

3. A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith) alphabetic letter D
   He belonged to the Macedonian party, and entertained a deadly hatred of Demosthenes, against whom he came forward as early as the time of the war against Olynthus, B. C. 349 (Suidas, l. c.), and to whom he continued hostile to the last; for when, on the approach of Antipater and Craterus, Demosthenes and his friends quitted the city, Demades induced the people to pronounce sentence of death upon them. (16.04)

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1 from Peachum's Garden of Eloquence

1. Henry Peachum., The Garden of Eloquence (1593): Tropes part Tropes of Sentences, subpart Sarcasmus
   That same Minerva (quoth Demosthenes) was the last yeare taken in adulterie. (1.83)

15 from Renaissance Materials

1. Thomas Wilson, Wilson's Arte of Rhetorique (ed. G. H. Mair) section Book 3, subsection Of Pronunciation.
   Æschines likewise, beeing banished his Countrey through Demosthenes, when he red to the Rodians his owne Oration, and Demosthenes aunswere therevnto, by force whereof he was banished, and all they marueiled much at the excellencie of the same: then (quoth Æschines) you would haue marueiled much more, if you had heard himselfe speake it. (3.95)

2. Thomas Wilson, Wilson's Arte of Rhetorique (ed. G. H. Mair) section Book 3, subsection A stop, or halfe telling of the tale.
   A naughtie fellowe that vsed much robberie, founde himselfe grieued, that the great Oratour Demosthenes spent so much Oyle, whereby he watched from time to time, in compassing matters for the Commonweale: In deede (quoth Demosthenes) darke nights are best for thy purpose: Meaning that he was a great Robber in the night. (3.47)

3. William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Coriolanus (ed. Horace Howard Furness, Jr., A. B.; Litt. D.) act 1, scene 3, commline 61
   What is true of the sentence in Demosthenes is true also of the paragraph we have just quoted [from Coriol. (3.23)

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2 from The Tragedie of Coriolanus

1. William Shakespeare, Critical Commentary: The Tragedie of Coriolanus (ed. Horace Howard Furness, Jr., A. B.; Litt. D.) act 1, scene 3, commline 61
   What is true of the sentence in Demosthenes is true also of the paragraph we have just quoted [from Coriol. (3.07)

2. William Shakespeare, Critical Commentary: The Tragedie of Coriolanus (ed. Horace Howard Furness, Jr., A. B.; Litt. D.) act 1, scene 3, commline 61
   . mammockt it J. C. Collins (Studies in Sh., p. 202): Longinus has observed of a celebrated sentence in Demosthenes that so absolutely perfect is the construction that if a synonym be substituted, if the slightest alteration be made in the order of the words, the whole is ruined—the music is a discord (De Sublimitate, xxxix. (2.25)

23 from The Bolles Collection on the History of London

1. Sidney Lee, Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome alphabetic letter W, entry 33089
   secretary of state and scholar; of Eton and King's College, Cambridge; M.A., 1549; published ‘Rule of Reason,’ 1551, and ‘Arte of Rhetorique,’ 1551 or 1553; on continent, 1555-60; LL.D. Ferrara, 1559, and was incorporated at Oxford, 1566, and Cambridge, 1571; advocate in court of arches, 1561; master of St. Catherine's Hospital in the Tower of London and master of requests, 1561; M.P., Michael Borough, 1563-7; went on diplomatic mission to Portugal, 1567; participated in Earl of Leicester's secret negotiations with Spanish ambassador; published ‘The Three Orations of Demosthenes,’ 1570, the carliest English translation from Demosthenes; M.P., Lincoln, 1572-81; on embassy to Netherlands, 1574-5 and 1576-7; privy councillor and secretary of state, 1578; lay dean of Durham, 1580. [lxii. (5.68)

2. Sidney Lee, Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome alphabetic letter C, entry 5216
   Greek scholar; B.A. Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, 1541; fellow; M.A., 1544; fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1546; regius professor of Greek, 1547; consistently adhered to Roman catholicism; M.D. Cambridge, 1558; practised medicine in Cambridge; published Latin versions of Eusebius and Demosthenes. [ix. (3.78)

3. Sidney Lee, Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome alphabetic letter M, entry 21491
   Irish judge and classical scholar; fellow, King's College, Cambridge, 1729; M.A., 1735; barrister, Inner Temple; baron of the Irish exchequer, 1737; edited Demosthenes, 1731. [xxxix. (3.32)

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7 from American Memory: California

1. Touching incidents in the life and labors of a pioneer on the Pacific coast since 1853. By [Joseph Wilkinson Hines] page 27
   Bring on the wisdom of a Solomon, the zeal of a Paul, the chivalry of a Bayard, the eloquence of a Demosthenes, the patriotism of a Washington, and the statesmanship of a Lincoln, and here on this broad and ample field there will be found room and work for each and for all. (4.77)

2. A Yankee trader in the gold rush; the letters of Franklin A. Buck. Compiled by Katherine A. White page 155
   I read the lives with great interest, of Alexander, Antony, Demosthenes and Cicero and a host of others. (3.32)

3. Literary industries: a memoir. By Hubert Howe Bancroft page 677
   Better that the orations of Demosthenes shoull smell of the lamp, as Pytheas, from the manifest labor bestowed upon them complained, than that they should fall unheeded to the ground. (3.15)

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11 from American Memory: Upper Midwest

1. Historical Collections. Collections and researches made by the Michigan pioneer and historical society ... Reprinted by authority of the Board of state auditors. Volume 10 page 14
   In this campaign greater multitudes assembled than were ever addressed by those great masters of eloquence, Pericles, Demosthenes or Cicero. (3.15)

2. Lives of the governors of Minnesota page 213
   There was no fervid declamation; there was no violent action, as is said of Demosthenes and Roscius. (3.15)

3. Sketches of Minnesota, the New England of the West. With incidents of travel in that territory during the summer of 1849 page 2
   The Orations of Demosthenes. (3.15)

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22 from American Memory: Chesapeake Bay

1. William Wirt, The letters of the British spy. By William wirt page 146
   Indeed it would be so sure a road both to wealth and honours, that if I coveted either, and were an American, I would bend all my powers to its acquirement, and try whether I could not succeed as well as Demosthenes in vanquishing natural imperfections. (5.16)

2. Henry Robinson Pollard, Memoirs and sketches of the life of Henry Robinson Pollard; an autobiography page 89
   I here append this, my first effort in the art of Demosthenes and Cicero. (4.19)

3. John W. Bell, Memoirs of governor William Smith, of Virginia. His political, military, and personal history. By John W. Bell page ix
   Demosthenes 93 (2.99)

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