Phocion
Americannoun
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But very few Athenians had the spirit of Phocion or Demosthenes.
From Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Leosthenes defeated Antipater and the Macedonians at Lamia, and besieged them; but still Phocion had no hope, and when asked whether he could wish for better success, he said, “No, but better counsels.”
From Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Where,— I fear to ask it, where is virtuous Phocion?
From The Grecian Daughter by Murphy, Arthur
"She was," he continues, "renowned no less among the Athenians for her virtues and simple living than was Phocion for his probity."
From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell
"Did you hear what old Phocion said when he came out of the Theatre?" asked a young man with a shrill voice who sat on the right.
From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.
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