[163] It has been already remarked that the speech-writers are, as a rule, ridiculously unsuccessful in their attempt to make their clients speak in the way that is natural to them (vide supra, p. [37]).

[164] E.g. Or. v. 23, ἡγούμενοι οὐκ ἂν αὐτὸν βεβαιώσειν, κ.τ.λ. Or. v. 31. ὡμολογήσαμεν ἐμμενεῖν οἷς ἂν γνοῖεν. Or. v. 43, δαπανηθείς (in middle sense).

[165] E.g. καθιστάνειν, ψηφίσεσθε, ἄξαντες.

[166] The Estate of Apollodorus (Or. vii.), § 5.

[167] Ciron (Or. viii.), § 28.

[168] Nicostratus (Or. iv.), §§ 7-10.

[169] de Isaeo, ch. 3.

[170] de Isaeo, ch. 4.

[171] Ibid., ch. 5.

[172] Lysias, fr. 46.