15 thell mortgagees. To the12 surplus remaining after repayment? That belongs to the defendant,2 if I am decreed to pay a 13 sixth part of the damages. Gentlemen, I entreat you, do not entail upon us so heavy a calamity; do not allow my mother, myself, and my sister, to be reduced to unmerited misfortune. My father left us not with such prospects16 as these: for the one was destined to marry Demophon with a portion of two talents, the ether to marry this cruel villain with a fortune of eighty minas, and I was intended to 18 succeed him as a contributor to the public service. Succour us, then, succour us, for the sake of justice, for your own, for ours, and our deceased father's sake! Save us, have mercy on us, since these our relations have shown no mercy. To you we are come for protection. I pray and beseech you, by your wives and children, by19 all the blessings you possess, as 20 you hope to enjoy them, do not abandon me, do not cause my mother to be deprived of all her remaining hopes in life, or to 22 suffer distress unbecoming her condition. Now she expects to receive me at home, restored to my rights by your verdict, and to23 be able to give a portion to my sister; but should you decide against me- which24 heaven forbid what do you imagine will be her feelings, when she beholds me not only deprived of my inheritance, but also degraded from my rank, and my sister hopeless of obtaining a 25 suitable establishment, owing to the destitution of her lot? 11 Où vπoképevot. This verb, in the active, signifies to in the middle, to lend money on mortgage.' 12 Εἰ; τὰ τῶν. 13 Ἡ ἐπωβελία. 14 Περιϊδεῖν. 15 'Eri, dative. 17 'Επὶ προικί mortgage'; περιόντ ̓ αὐτ 16 'Ελπίδες. In the examina 18 Διάδοχος ἀνθ ̓ αὑτοῦ τῶν λειτουργιῶν ἐσόμενος. 19 Πρὸς τῶν ὄντων ἀγαθῶν ὑμῖν. 24" 24 Ο μὴ γένατι. 23 'Ex LII. For what reason do I enter into this detail? for by Jupiter, and all the gods, it is not my desire to be unpopular It is in order that every one of you may among you. be fully assured that daily indolence and remissness, in states as well as in the lives of individuals, is not sensibly felt' on every occasion of neglect, but confronts us at the crisis of our fortunes.3 Look at Serrium and Doriscus ; for these towns, which perhaps are not even known to many of you, were first neglected after the peace. Yet your disregard and forgetfulness of them ruined Thrace and Kersobleptes, who was your ally. Again, it was because Philip saw that they were neglected, and obtained no succour from you, that he demolished" Porthmus, and fortified a despotism in opposition to you in Euboea, just opposite Attica. Th's you slighted,' and Megara was all but taken. You cared nothing, nor so much as stirred for any of these disasters, not even gave him a hint that you would not allow him to act thus; he then bought Antrones, and not long after, had made himself master10 of affairs in Oreuni. I pass by many instances; for I did not enter upon this detail with the view of enumerating the victims of Philip's violence and iniquity, but to prove to you that he will not halt in his career of systematic oppression" and subjugation, unless some one shall forcibly arrest him. There are some men who, before they have heard our - statements on public affairs, are wont suddenly to ask, 'How, then, are we to act?' not with any intention2 of acting when they have heard-for they would then have been most useful men-but in order to get rid of the debates. Nevertheless it is right to say how we ought to act. In the first place, Athenians, you ought to feel thoroughly assured of this, that Philip is at war with our country, and has broken the peace; and that while he is ill-disposed, and a foe to the whole country, and to the very foundations of the state · I will add even to our national gods and may they ruin him! yet his hostilities and intrigues are mainly directed against our constitution, and he has no more anxious care than for the means of its destruction. And this indeed he is now compassing from necessity in a certain degree. Just consider: he longs for empire. and regards" you as his only rivals. He has now long been an oppressor; and of this he is fully conscious; for he has strengthened his hold upon all his other possessions, by employing what belonged to you as his tools; since, had he resigned Amphi polis and Potidæa, he did not believe that he could remain secure even in Macedonia. He was aware, therefore, of both these facts, that he himself was plotting10 against you, and that you perceived it; and supposing you to be men of judgment, he concludes that you naturally hate him. Besides these considerations, important as they are, he knows full well that it is impossible for him to 4 8 1 Ὑπέρ. 2 "Ira, with conjunctive, without är. W. Gr. Gr. § 175. 3 Μέν—μέντοι. "О, with fut. indic. JELF, § 811, 2. 5 Ποιεί i. e. tries to do. See JELF, § 398, 2. 6 Perf. of inolaμßávo. Om this use of the perfect as a present, see JELF, § 399, obs. 2. Αντα 8 'Adikti present, because the past notion is expressed by E, with indic. in protasis; a, with indic. in apodosis. JEI F, 10 Partic. after a verb of sense. hold anything firmly, even should" he gain the mastery of all other states, so long12 as you enjoy a popular constitution: and that, should13 any disaster at any time befall him—and many are likely14 to happen to a man- all the interests now outraged will come and take refuge with you. For while you are not well adapted for aggrandisement,15 and the maintenance of dominion, you are yet well able to hinder another from seizing it, and to tear it from his grasp,' 16 and in general to act as a thorn in the sides of the lovers of Empire, and to vindicate's freedom for all mankind. After mentioning, then, and making a few remarks upon these points, which I think it as essential to set before you as any of my previous statements, I will sit2 down. The leniency of your dispositions is a great support and advantage to all criminals; but if you listen. to me, I will show you that you ought not to allow Meidias a single particle of it. I imagine that all men make' * 7 'Εράνους φέρειν. *This passage, which presents a metaphorical illustration of the Athenian friendly societies' (vid. KENNEDY, Demosth. note 7), may fairly be alleged in partial disproof of the calumny which charges ancient Athenian and Roman society with a systematic disregard of charity. It should also be remembered, that the institution of domestic servitude in itself implies the non-existence of a pauper population; and therefore the absence of poor-laws, or of any systematic provision for the poorer classes, is no sure proof of the absence of charitable feeling in the classic days of Greece and Rome. 10 18 contributions for one another all along9 their lives—not those contributions only which individuals collect,1o and wherein they are joint-subscribers," but others of a more general nature.12 To illustrate: 13 there is a member of our society, genial 14 and kind, and compassionate 15 to many: this man ought to receive the same treatment from all, should 16 he ever be involved in difficulty 17 and danger. Here 19 is another man, devoid of honour,20 constant in outrage, holding some men poor, others mean21 wretches, others mere chaff; 22 this fellow ought to receive the very tribute 23 he himself contributed to others. Now, if a just conception presents itself to you, you will find that this man is a contributor24 to the latter, 25 not to the former26 fund. I am well aware that he will even bring forward his children and bewail, and will utter many humble protestations, accompanied by tears and by" every pitiable device. Yet, exactly 28 in proportion to his present self-humiliation, ought to be your hatred of him. Why? Because, had he been thus licentious and turbulent in29 his previous career from inability to attain the virtue of humility, it would have been fair30 to have remitted31 some of your displeasure in consideration of the disposition32 and the circumstances33 which made him what he is. Whereas if, while capable of living34 with propriety, whenever he chose, he preferred a style of life opposed to this, it is surely clear 8 Αὑτοῖς. On the use of the reflexive for the reciprocal promoun, see JELF, § 654, 2. ρωτής. 13 Oiov. 12 Καὶ ἄλλος. 14 Μέτριος. 15 Partic. 19 Ουτοσί. 18 8 'Ayúv. 27 Ὡς ἐλεεινότατον ποιῶν ἑαυτόν. > 29 Επὶ τοῦ παρεληλυθότος βίου. 38 Η τύχη. 11 Πλη 16* "Av, 20 'Αναι 24 Πληρωτής. 28 Οσφπερ 30 "Αξιον. * Μέτριον παρέχειν ἑαυτόν. |