philippic

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Thus he ended his fourteenth Philippic, and the silver tongue which had charmed Rome so often was silent forever.

From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Trollope, Anthony

The First Philippic of Demosthenes was spoken in 351 B.C.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

This was the last Philippic and last oration which Cicero delivered.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

It was the same when he uttered Philippic after Philippic in the presence of Antony's friends.

From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Trollope, Anthony

I will not treat my readers to any of these specimens of the art Philippic, but will confine myself to a few business excerpts instead, taken indiscriminately from the New York and Boston papers.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael