Isocrates, Panathenaicus, ed. George Norlin, 233

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[233]
ἐν τοιαύτῃ δὲ μοι ταραχῇ καθεστηκότι καὶ μεταβολὰς ποιουμένῳ πολλὰς ἔδοξε κράτιστον εἶναι παρακαλέσαντι τῶν πεπλησιακότων τοὺς ἐπιδημοῦντας βουλεύσασθαι μετʼ αὐτῶν, πότεροι ἀφανιστέος παντάπασίν ἐστιν ἢ διαδοτέος τοῖς βουλομένοις λαμβάνειν, ὁπότερα δʼ ἂν ἐκείνοις δόξῃ, ταῦτα ποιεῖν. τούτων γνωσθέντων οὐδεμίαν διατριβὴν ἐποιησάμην, ἀλλʼ εὐθὺς παρεκέκληντο μὲν οὓς εἶπον, προειρηκὼς δʼ ἦν αὐτοῖς ἐφʼ ἃ συνεληλυθότες ἦσαν, ἀνέγνωστο δʼ ὁ λόγος, ἐπῃνημένος δʼ ἦν καὶ τεθορυβημένος καὶ τετυχηκὼς ὧνπερ οἱ κατορθοῦντες ἐν ταῖς ἐπιδείξεσιν.

Panathenaicus. Isocrates. ed. George Norlin. Cambridge, MA. 1928.

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Παναθηναικός (Greek) (Isocrates, Vol 2. Norlin, George, editor. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1929 (printing).)

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Panathenaicus Perseus (IIsocrates, Vol 2. Norlin, George, translator. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1929 (printing).) — 233 focus

[233] Since I was in this state of confusion, shifting frequently from one impulse to the other, I decided that the best thing for me to do was to call in those of my former disciples who lived in the city and take counsel with them as to whether my discourse was to be entirely destroyed or to be distributed among those who desired to have it, and to follow their judgement whatever it might be. Having so resolved, I lost no time; they whom I have mentioned were summoned at once; I announced to them beforehand the object of their coming together the speech was read aloud, was praised and applauded and accorded even such a reception as is given to successful declamations.¹

Isocrates Panathenaicus 233

ed. George Norlin

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