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Afterwards in the same way we sold the property to
others on the same terms upon which we had ourselves bought it, and the
plaintiff not only urged but actually implored us to do so; for no one was
willing to accept him as the vendor. What, then, does the agreement to lease it
have to do with the matter? Why, most worthless of men, did you insert that
clause?However, to prove that we resold the
property at your request, and on the same terms as those upon which we ourselves
bought it, read 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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