Hyperides, Funeral Oration, ed. J. O. Burtt, 31

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[31] Will there be men of any age who will not count them blessed? What of the older generation, who think that through the efforts of these men they have been placed in safety and will pass the rest of their lives free from dread? Consider their compeers . . .¹

Funeral Oration. Hyperides. ed. J. O. Burtt. London. 1954.

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Funeral Oration (English) (Hyperides. Minor Attic Orators, Vol. 2. Burtt, J. O., translator. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1954 (printing).)

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Ἐπιτάφιος Perseus (Hyperides. Minor Attic Orators, Vol. 2. Burtt, J. O., editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1954 (printing).) — 31 focus

[31] παρὰ ποίᾳ δὲ τῶν ἡλικιῶν οὐ μακαριστοὶ ¹ γενήσο νται; πότερον οὐ παρὰ² τοῖς π ρεσβυτέροις,³ οἳ ἄφοβον ἄ ξειν τὸν λοιπὸν βίον κα ὶ ἐν τῷ ἀσφαλεῖ γεγενῆς θαι νομίζουσι⁴ διὰ τούτ ους; ἀλλʼ οὐ παρὰ τοῖς ἡλικιώτ αις; τελευτὴ φ καλῶς ὠ παρὰ πο αι γεγον ; ἀλλʼ οὐ παρὰ τοῖς νεωτέρο ις καὶ παισίν;

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Funeral Oration

1. The sense is supplied by Kenyon as follows: To them it has been given, because these died in battle, to enjoy their lives in honor and safety.

Hyperides Funeral Oration 31

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