were bestowed principally upon Aeschines and Philocrates. They,
therefore, were large in the praise of Philip on all occasions, and
they insisted, in particular, on his eloquence, his beauty, and even
his being able to drink a great quantity of liquor. Demosthenes, who
could not bear to hear him praised, turned these things off as trifles.
"The first," he said, "was the property of a sophist, the second of a
woman, and the third of a sponge; and not one of them could do any
credit to a king."

Afterward, it appeared that nothing was to be expected but war; for, on
the one hand, Philip knew not how to sit down in tranquillity; and, on
the other, Demosthenes inflamed the Athenians. In this case, the first
step the orator took was to put the people upon sending an armament to
Euboea, which was brought under the yoke of Philip by its petty
tyrants. Accordingly he drew up an edict, in pursuance of which they
passed over to that peninsula, and drove out the Macedonians. His
second operation was the sending succor to the Byzantians and
Perinthians, with whom Philip was at war. He persuaded the people to
drop their resentment, to forget the faults which both those nations
had committed in the confederate war, and to send a body of troops to
their assistance. They did so, and it saved them from ruin. After
this, he went ambassador to the states of Greece; and, by his animating
address, brought them almost all to join in the league against Philip.
. . .

Meantime Philip, elated with his success at Amphissa, surprised Elatea,
and possessed himself of Phocis. The Athenians were struck with
astonishment, and none of them durst mount the rostrum; no one knew
what advice to give; but a melancholy silence reigned the city. In
this distress Demosthenes alone stood forth, and proposed that