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2. ὃ νυνὶ ποιεῖν: all MSS. except Σ have ποιεῖ for ποιεῖν.— παλαιῶν χρόνων: i.e. the time of the peace of Philocrates, about which Aeschines (III. 58—78) had cited many decrees which had no real bearing on the argument. 4. μήτ̓ ἂν...ῥηθῆναι, or thought would be mentioned to-day (ῥηθῆναι ἄν=ῥηθείη ἄν): see M.T. 220.1. The negatives μήτε etc. show that the antecedent of ἃ is indefinite.—διαβάλλειν, to misrepresent (cast reproach upon) the case. 5. προφάσεις, grounds for action, whether true or false. See note on § 178.12. Demosthenes still clings to his plea that the story of the Peace of Philocrates is ancient history.
Demosthenes de Corona. William Watson Goodwin. 1904. Cambridge University Press.
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