Lysias
Americannoun
noun
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Joseph Mike Lysias, of the Support Group to Repatriates and Refugees in Haiti, said the social, political and economic situation in the country has disproportionately impacted women.
From Washington Post
“I’m bracing myself for a good few queries about the very prominent copy of the speeches of the ancient Athenian orator Lysias, standing out on my own shelves.”
From The Guardian
And when Lysias informed him this man was to blame for all the trouble, he ordered them to put him to death in the way that is customary there.
From Literature
He professed to imitate the simple style of Lysias, avoiding long periods, and expressing himself in short, jerky sentences, without modulation or finish.
From Project Gutenberg
In Solon's time, and again in that of Lysias, it was 18 per cent.
From Project Gutenberg
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