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Excerpt from The History of Greece, From the Earliest Period to the Death of Agesilaus, Vol. 7 of 8 He adds, as a heinous aggravation of the crime, that the venal orator sat at the festal board of Philip, and joined in the songs which celebrated the ruin of the friends of Athens. Eschines, however, seems to prove, that there was nothing irregular in his actingas one of the envoys. The people, he declares, wished that all who were at first 0 osen should now form the deputation, and, as his health was reestablished, he would not oppose their will. He also offers evidence to show that he had been of service to the Bceotians, and that, as we have stated in the preceding chapter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.