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When the peace of
Philocrates, which Aeschines supported in a speech, had been concluded, Philip's
ambassadors accepted the oaths, and departed. So far no fatal mischief had been
done. The peace was, indeed, discreditable and unworthy of Athens—but
then we were going to get those wonderful advantages in exchange. I at once
called upon you, and told the envoys, to sail for the Hellespont as speedily as possible, and not to
abandon, or allow Philip to seize and hold, any of the positions there in the
meantime;
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by C. A. Vince, M. A. and J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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