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Excerpt from Extemporary Speech in Antiquity: A Dissertation While the object of the following pages has been to consider the part played by extemporary speech in the theory and practice of the orators and rhetoricians of ancient times, it has been thought best to set the discussion in the framework of a running commentary on Greek oratory in general, in order to give to the paper some sort of unity. In case of many of the orators there are only a few' isolated references to their practice as speakers, and of some of them we can only say, after considering the evidence, what in each case was the probable method followed. Many topics which might have been investigated in connection with the main subject, necessarily have been left untouched, since a discussion of them would carry the treatment far beyond the confines of a single paper. An attempt has been made to bring the discussion into relation to modern theory and practice by means of the parallels in the foot-notes, though of necessity these have been few and short. In the notes I have endeavored to give credit to all articles from which I consciously received any suggestion; if I have in any case failed to do so, the oversight has been unintentional. Particular mention must be made of Blass's Attische Beredsamkeit, which has proved invaluable. In conclusion I wish to express my gratitude to Dr. Paul Shorey of the University of Chicago, at whose suggestion the paper was written, and to whose comments and criticism any value it may have is largely due. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.