The editors of Chesterfield's Works published two of the speeches, and, to Johnson's considerable amusement, declared that one of them resembled Demosthenes and the other Cicero.

To this discovery, Dr. Francis made answer: "Then, sir, you have exceeded Demosthenes himself; for to say, that you have exceeded Francis's Demosthenes, would be saying nothing."

An Athenian statesman of the 4th century B.C., who opposed Demosthenes in his efforts to resist Philip of Macedon.

But though in that discourse of mine which I have published in the Brutus, I have attributed much credit to the Latins,partly to encourage others, and partly out of affection for my own countrymen,I still recollect that I by far prefer Demosthenes to all other men, inasmuch as he adapted his energy to that eloquence which I myself feel to be such, and not to that which I have ever had any experience of in any actual instance.

We read that DEMOSTHENES used to put pebbles in his mouth, and spout while thus charged, to cure himself of thickness of utterance.

Every one must teach himself that," replied Demosthenes in an ironical tone.

I could not but exclaim, "There speaks a black Demosthenes!"

Not only hear, but also look around you and consider who are the men who support Demosthenes.

Such people would have despised a Demosthenes, or a Cicero, with all their rhetorical flourishes, if their oratorian gowns had been in pledge.

Such a jejune style could never hold a Roman audience, and Cicero in theory and in practice took as model not only Demosthenes, but also Isocrates.

However, let us leave Demosthenes for awhile, since it is a class that we are inquiring about, and not an individual.