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
Aeschines was born in 389 B.C., six years before his lifelong rival Demosthenes.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert
The six epistles are also forgeries; they were used by the composer of the twelve epistles which bear the name of Aeschines.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
If, however, Aeschines was no rhetorical artist," writes Doctor Jebb, "he brought to public speaking the twofold training of the actor and the scribe.
From The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) by Various
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