Demósthenes, The most excellent or atour of the Greekes, was first distiple of Plato, after he followed Enbulides an oratour: and vsed suche wondersull diligence and Iabour to atraine to the perfection of eloquence, that where hee had an impediment in his pronunciation, he by putting smal stones in his mouth, and inforcing to speake treatably, at laste atcained to most persite forme of speaking. When king Philip besieged Athens, and sore distressed it, vpõ certaine treatise offered them, he required to haut deliuered vnto him tÊ Dratouts, of whom Demosthenes was one, and then would he raise his slege. Demosthenes hearing this, and comming into the common counsaile, rehearsed this fable: On a time the Wolues exhorted the sheepeheards to be in league with them: whecednto the sheepeheardes accorded: then the wolues required to haue deliuered vnto them their Mastyues, whiche were the cause of debate betweene them. The sheeptheardes graunted therevnto, and deliuered vnto the wolues their dogges, the most vigilant keepers of their flockes. Afretward the wolues being without any feare, did not onelie now and then eate a sheepe, co allay their hunger, but did also for their pleasure rent and reare other in pieces. In like wise(sain Demosthenes) king Phillip, after he hath taken from you yor Oratours, whiche by their wise aduertisements baue bitherto preserued you from his cyrannie, he wil do the semblable Which the Atheniens hearing, agreed to his counsaile, and valiantlie defended the citie. He was afore the incacnation of Christ 345. yeares.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
Dēmosthĕnes, is (gen. i, Cic. Opt. Gen. 5, 14), m., *dhmosqe/nhs, the most celebrated of the Grecian orators, Cic. de Or. 1, 13; 20; id. Brut. 9; Prop. 3 (4), 21, 27; Quint. 10, 1, 76; 12, 10, 23 sq.; Juv. 10, 114 et saep.—Hence, II. Dēmosthĕnĭcus, a, um, adj., Demosthenic: Demosthenicum, quod ter primum ille vocavit (i. e. action), Aus. Prof. 1, 19.