Aeschines
Americannoun
noun
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The Greek statesman and orator Aeschines wrote that, in the art of persuasion, speaking with an arm outside one’s tunic is very bad manners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
When Aeschines spoke, they said, 'How well he speaks.'
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2010
III, 10, mentions 12 per cent., which Aeschines, adv.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher
Upon their return to Athens, Aeschines rose before the assembly to assure the people that Philip had come to Thermopylae as the friend and ally of Athens.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle
Aeschines, who had hitherto disclaimed all connection with Philip, now boasted of his intimacy with the king.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle
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