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And when he says that he
was misled by the defendant's promises, remember that we have brought before you
as witnesses those who for a long time, after Phormio had given it up, became
lessees under the two brothers of the bank and the shield-factory. And yet it
was when he granted the lease to these men, that he should at once have made his
charges against the defendant if there were any truth in the claims, for which
he then gave a release, but for which he now brings suit against him.To prove that I am speaking the truth that he took the
lodging-house under the terms of the will as being the elder, and that he not
only thought it right to make no claims against the defendant, but on the
contrary praised his conduct, take the deposition.“
Deposition
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Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939.
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