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χιλίων δραχμῶν δίκην ἀτίμητον See note on § 18. ἐπῳκοδόμησεν (cf. ἐπισκευάζειν) refers to repairing the old wall. ὅ μήτ᾽ ἔπεσε ‘if the wall neither fell nor incurred any damage whatsoever.’ ὃ μήτε... would in Latin be represented by quod nec cecidisset nec..
Select Private Orations of Demosthenes, Part II. J. E. Sandys, Litt. D., and F. A. Paley, M.A., LL.D. 1910. Cambridge University Press.
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