Isaeus, On the Estate of Nicostratus, Edward Seymour Forster (Translator), 20

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[20] Shall I be told that, after having performed none of these duties, he administered Nicostratus's property?¹ Evidence of these facts, too, has been given you, and even he himself does not deny most of them. Makeshift excuses have, of course, been found to explain all his acts; for what other resource remains to one who expressly admits the facts?

On the Estate of Nicostratus. Isaeus. Edward Seymour Forster (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1962.

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On the Estate of Nicostratus (English) (Isaeus. Forster, Edward Seymour, translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1927 (1962 printing).)

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Περὶ τοῦ Νικοστράτου κλήρου (ἐπίλογος) Perseus (Isaeus. Forster, Edward Seymour, editor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1927 (1962 printing).) — 20 focus

[20] ἀλλὰ νὴ Δία ἐπειδὴ τούτων οὐδὲν ἐποίησε, τὴν οὐσίαν τοῦ Νικοστράτου¹ διεχείρισεν; ἀλλὰ καὶ ταῦτα μεμαρτύρηται ὑμῖν, καὶ τὰ πλεῖστα οὐδʼ αὐτὸς ἀρνεῖται. προφάσεις δὲ οἴομαι ἀναγκαίας ἐφʼ ἑκάστας τῶν πράξεων εὑρῆσθαι· τί γὰρ ὑπολείπεται τῷ διαρρήδην ὁμολογοῦντι;

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On the Estate of Nicostratus

1. This sentence is apparently parenthetic and ironical. There is a further reference in Isaeus 4.26 to certain business relations between Nicostratus and Chariades.

Isaeus On the Estate of Nicostratus 20

Edward Seymour Forster (Translator)

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