nor was there any way to refuse, for the voice of the people pressed hard upon us.
οὐ δέ τι μῆχος ἦεν ἀνήνασθαι , χαλεπὴ δ' ἔχε δήμου φῆμις .
οὐ δέ τις μῆχος εἰμί ἀναίνομαι , χαλεπός δέ ἔχω δῆμος φῆμις .