I think there can hardly be found two other orators, who, from small and obscure beginnings, became so great and mighty; who both contested with kings and tyrants; both lost their daughters, were driven out of their country, and returned with honor; who, flying from thence again, were both seized upon by their enemies, and at last ended their lives with the liberty of their countrymen.
Creo que dificilmente se pode atopar outros dous oradores que, desde uns comezos escuros e insignificantes, se fixesen tan grandes e poderosos; que ambos se enfrontasen a reis e tiranos; ambos perdesen ás súas fillas; fosen expulsados do seu país e retornasen con honor; que, fuxindo de novo de aí, fosen ambos capturados polos seus inimigos e finalmente acabasen as súas vidas á vez que a liberdade dos seus compatriotas.