READINGS IN GREEK. 



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4. 'i - 'i spite; lx, ' i/"U of. 



, lor .KUTI. It it not in the power of the ttatt to tract a svjleitnt 

 pen.ii'iv, uur .nothing like one. 4<Knv Aa/Jtiv, to exact a penalty, to ]>unuh. 



< lie ]iuuished. 



... Supply it it (imply tpittful, for. 

 TpaXt>.V \<vyo Txto> are treated as substantives in the ac- 

 cusative case after ufuipcratfui. In other words, they are tho objects to 

 uf>uip<iatfui. Aofow TVX<IV, to obtain a hearing. 



' e tipiuf Tfif, still loss is it right to do so on the ground nf tpite. 

 t> r.ifei is a military term. So l i^tlpav tafti, in n hot'.ile manner. 



,->^,\f. ui .W r/<i, which f.e (jfjfehiue*) detailed in nuch lombastui 

 style. The lirst of tho many allusions in this speech to JBschines' former 

 profession as an actor. Tho phrase is equivalent to Tp.i^Ju.* iit( tjn. 



10. Hup' aim Tui5iFjM<iTa. -If the actuul time when the oJTencM were com- 

 mittal. The present trial did not come off until seven years after the 

 decree had been passed by Kteaiphon. 



11. Xpi~j<r0ut. Supply itei from Jtiiu the previous sentence, he ought to 

 Jwve used. 



'J77\iar. Two forms of procedure are mentioned in this sen- 

 tence, of which /ICschiiics might have availed himself to punish Demos- 

 thenes: (1) ;<7<ii7<Ai'a, a proceeding against offences not specifically 

 provided for in the statutes, an impeachment; (2) >p'^? apanViwi> > 

 indictment for proposing illegal or unconstitutional measures. Ipatfmv ^ 

 mapai>nwv is to institute such a proceeding. For a full account of the 

 forms of procedure in both cases the reader is referred to Smith's 

 " Dictionary of Antiquities." // ha saw me proposing ant; illegal m*a*ure, 

 he should have indicted me accordingly. 



Tho next extract is a brilliant piece of invective, in which 

 Demosthenes draws a comparison between his rival's ante- 

 cedents and his own : 



DEMOSTHENES. " DE CORONA," 258 261. 

 lv 8' & ffffj,vvv6fifvos avrjp Kal Siairrvuv rovs iAAour ffKoirti irpbs 

 rrr\v troia nvl /ct'xpijfai rvxy, '*' V **** M* J & v M* T " ToAAvjj 

 $iay trpatpris, S.u.a rw iroTpl 1 irpby rcj> 8ioa(Tica\fiai, irpofftSptvtiiv, 

 jUAav rpi&tav,* Kal .. fiddpa* ffiroyyifav Kal rb iratSayuyt'tav 

 puv, otKtrov rdii', OVK fafvOfpov iraiSos x a)I/ i 4 avr/p Se ytv6- 

 tvos T]7 fJ.i)rpl TtAouffj? 5 ras &i&\ovs K avfyiyviaffKts Kal ra\\a 

 vvfffKtvwpuv^ rijv fj.fv vvKra s vtflptfav 9 Kal Kparripifav Kal 

 Balpuv rovs rt\ovv.(vovs Kal airofj.drr(i>v w rcf ir7jA<p Kal rois irirv- 

 ois Kal aviffras aitb rov ttadapuov KfAcvsiy \tyftv, " t<f>vyov KO\KOV, 

 vpov afj.ttvoi'," tirt r$ (j,ri$tva irtavorf rii\iKovr' oAoAu|a fffuvvvd- 

 fos 11 (Kal fyuyt^ vo/j.iu' U.T} yap ofaffB' avrbv <(>9(yyto~dai /j.tv 

 Tit) /J.fya, o\o\vtu> 8' ovx vvtp\afj.irpov), 4v 5f rats r]fj,tpais rovs 

 avs 8ido~ous aywv 8ia ruv oSuv rovs f'ffreffcavwfj.fvovs rw /xapad^i 13 

 3.1 ry \fvKrj, rovs v<pfts } * rovs iraptias 6\(0<av, Kal vtrtp rrjs 

 fjs aitapiav, Kal ftouv tvo't <raf3oi Kal 4'iropxov/J.tvos^ 6 vrjs arrrjs 

 rrrjj I/'TJS, f^apxos Kal IT party ffj.uv x^l KirrotpApos Kal \tKvo<p6pos 

 rotavra virb rwv ypaoiwv ' irpocrayoptvofj.fi'OSi jj.LO~Obv Aau^Savco*' 

 tvrtav fvOpvirra Kal arpfTrrovs Kal vcf)\ara, i<p' ofj w rls OVK av us 

 s avrov tv^aifj.ovio'nt Kal r^v avrov Tu^jjf; 



NOTES. 



1. "A/ia rif na-rpi. Atrometus, the father of JGschines, was a teacher 

 i a small school ; his mother, Glaukothea, made a living by presiding 



er certain religious rites chiefly attended by the poor ; and -.-Eschiues 

 ved under both in a menial capacity. 



2. 1pi/Sai, pounding and so preparing the ink. 



3. r.aCpa, the benches on which the scholars sat. 



4. laf iv t\ian, holding the position of a menial, not that of a freedtnan's son. 



5. TcAoi'ffr;, as she performed the initiatory ceremonies. The allusions 

 i this whole passage ore to the Phrygian rites as practised at Athens. 



6. BiflXom, the sacred books containing th-- mystic formula). 



7. i>i<rKei>ii>pot), bore a part in all the vest of her knari-sh impostures (imp. 

 om avakivwpi oftai). 



8. Tr/ jitv n'r a . Accusative of duration of time ; opposed to In &* 



rait i fifpait below. 



9. Ne/JpiC'tfy, clothing those undergoing initiation in /aim skins (vrftpir). 

 Kpump'C^"', pouring them out drink from the goblet (xparrip). Both parts of 

 the ceremony. 



10. 'AnofjKirrav, etc., cleansing them \zitk loam and bran. 



11. Zcfiirvvojuivot iiri r<f, priding yourself on the fact that no one ever 

 shouti-doKi so loudly. 'Q\o\v(at, generally used of a cry of grief, is here 

 to be taken in its more original meaning of a jubilant religious cry. 



12. Km ' -;!">< Here Demosthenes turns from ^.schines to the audi- 

 ence. " He must have had a splendid voice, judging from the exhibi- 

 tion we have bnd to-day." 



13. MapdHyj, fennel; \tv*ri. white poplar. 



14. Tout o^/tir, etc., noio pressing the coppered serpents is the translation 

 Of one annotator, and waptiat is wiid to be tho same word as wap^at, 

 from cip>t, copper-coloured. Aristoplmnes mentions snakes of this 

 colour as being sacred to A^culapius. 



15. Eor vafloi-vn, ..IT,,. Mystic cri< IB tb cirMo>sJ of InirtiMoa 

 10. 'Eopxo.:,.fo,, ItgiiMing a dance lo the cry of "Atte* Hyml" 



17. rpv-", dittinutiv* of tpo^. implying ec^Unpt, tiU 

 oideroMf. 



18. 'E^ 1 <>.',, etc., for vhich thingt wko icouU net eonjralvlaU 

 hi* good fort unet 



Tho following eloqaent appeal ia one of many that oocnr 

 in the ttpoech : 



DEMOSTHENES. "De CORONA," 180. 



KaAcS 8' Ivarrlov VIJMV, 2i aropn 'AOrjvaiau, -rout 0owi* 3-rarra: 

 Kal irdo-aj, 8<roi TV \<apav tx ouff * T V 'Arrir^c, ical rii/ 'Ar^AAw 

 rbv TlvOtov," ot warpyoi* ta-ri ry -*6\u, nal iwtvxoptu waet 

 TOI/TOJJ, ti ntv aAnfl^ irftOT u^aj tlwot^i, xal flvov* rtr' tuffut i 

 TV '^/"f. 8V TTpZrov /8oi/ Toi/ropi* rif utapbv TOVTOV rou *p4y~ 

 /IOTOI tafrtfUVOf (tyvuv yap, tvQt'ut tyvttv), tuTux'tav pol ooura. 

 Kal^ffurrripiav ti oi vpbi I'x^pa*' 6 4j ^<Aof*iriaf iliai fv**' uVid 

 iirayw roirrt? $tv$n, wdrr<i>i> -r&v ayaffuif avoyrrron 7 ft* wotr)ffcu. 



NOTES. 



1. eeot/r is used as of two gen lers all (h godt and >joditn*. 



2. iii-0ioi>, o/ Pytho, the old name of Delphi, where Apollo's meet 

 famous temple stood. 



3. Haififor. Apollo was regarded as one of the tutelary deities of 

 Athens. A more especial relationship was found in the legend that 

 be was the father of Ion, tho reputed founder of the Ionic race. 



4. Ku< tiitov, and I did tpeak out at onc in th public asunMy on tkat 

 occasion. 



5. TovTovi. The i emphasises the word, and was probably 

 . . 'ed with a significant gesture towards J&chinea 



0. ripoc extfpov, irifh a view to, by way of, hatred. 



7. 'AvovriTuv, dc rising no benefit from, unblcst by. Generally the) 

 is used in an active sense ; as in Sophocles, urbviTa aw^ara (" Ajax," 

 768) means useless bcdies. 



For a specimen of Demosthenes' powers in a somewhat 

 different style, we will take a short extract from the Olynthiac 

 orations, the object of which was to stir up tho Athenians to 

 take decided measures against Philip, who had begun to en- 

 croach upon a small group of Athenian cities in the immediate 

 neighbourhood of Macedonia, of which the town of Olynthnj< 

 was the chief. In the following passage Demosthenes insist* 

 on the necessity of sending aid to the Olynthiana : 



DEMOSTHENES. " OLYNTHJACS," III. 4. 



ovv incoXonrov 3> avopti 'Adnpcuoi, TrATjv /3oi^)iV f'^wfifVu' 

 Kal irpo&vfitas ; tyw ft-tv oi>x opta. 1 Xtupi? yap rfjs Ttpiarao*?}! &i- 

 xaj tuffxvm/it, ti KaOvipf'tfifdd TI TWV irpay^drtaf ov&f TO 

 avSpes 'AOrji/aToi ptKpby opu rbv i<2v fitTa ravra, i\ltrr<av 

 a>s tx L " T ' 4 Wr/^aian/ iipiiv, aireipTjKOTaiv 8 

 8' t/j,iroSu,v OJ'TOS 4>iA/inr<^ TO irapoVra Karao^rpcia/xi'a>, rpj ravra 



@d\\t 



tripois aurbv 



ra irpdyfuara.' 'AAAa fjirfv ft TIJ vft,uv fij rovro ara- 

 TO Sforra, ISflv tyyvdfv Bov\crat ra Sttrd. 

 a\\oOt yiyvofj.(va, Kal QoijOovs iavrt? frjrt'iif, 



NOTES. 



1. O^x opw, sc. TO vwo\ofrot>, what remains for \ut 



2. Trjv wtpnTTfianr UK, etc., the disgrace that irould accru* to . 



3. Toy tjiofio*, and the danger which I foresee wiU ensue is no slight one. 



4. 'Kxorrwv >r fx" u <"< hiU th* Theban* occupy their pmeut iitf .td, a 

 euphemism to express their hostility. *EX" ia ia this phrase really 

 equivalent to * <ai. 



5. Hpur Tulia n't irpcitMOTa, M. to the affairs of Athens. 



6. '46*, while it is in his jxnrer, noin. absolute. This construction is 

 very frequently found in the case of several neut sing, participles 

 especially of compounded forms of >. So also Wo. 



TRANSLATION OP EXTRACT 3 IN READINGS IN 

 GREEK.-II. 



EURIPIDES. " MEDEA," 820 841. 



The sons of Ercctheus of old time have been prosperous, and Ux 

 'hildren of the blessed gods, feeding on the glorious wisdom of a land 

 sacred, untrodden by the spoiler's foot ; moving ever with dainty tread 

 through the bright pure air, where erst, so goes the tale, golden-haired 

 Uurmouia gave birth to tho uiue Pierian Xuses. And 'tis said that 

 the Cyprian goddess, when she had drunk a draught from the bright, 

 sparkling Ccphissns, sent the sweet gentle breezes bnuthing over the 

 and ; and. ever wreathing her hair with the fragrant gnrlaud of tho 

 roses' bloom, she sends the leves that attend on wisdom the helper* 

 m every kiud of virtue. 



