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Being familiar with the speech from frequent reading , and having collected
matter upon many passages myself , I have taken the best authorities as guides
in the writing of notes , and striven to give brief but full acknowledgment for what I
have ...
Being familiar with the speech from frequent reading , and having collected
matter upon many passages myself , I have taken the best authorities as guides
in the writing of notes , and striven to give brief but full acknowledgment for what I
have ...
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To give some idea of the opinion entertained of the speech by a great critic , it
may be well to mention that it is alluded to by Quintilian no less than sixteen times
, most of these taking the form of quotations in illustration of some rhetorical figure
...
To give some idea of the opinion entertained of the speech by a great critic , it
may be well to mention that it is alluded to by Quintilian no less than sixteen times
, most of these taking the form of quotations in illustration of some rhetorical figure
...
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Besides , neither my professional standing , my feelings , nor my conscience
would suffer me to decline the work of his defence . Look at yourself : who but
Servius gives advice to everybody ? How otherwise would most men get
advocates ?
Besides , neither my professional standing , my feelings , nor my conscience
would suffer me to decline the work of his defence . Look at yourself : who but
Servius gives advice to everybody ? How otherwise would most men get
advocates ?
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You must not think too highly of your learning as a jurist : your other merits give
you far more claim to distinction than jurisprudence ever will . The three great
avenues to honour must rank thus , i military skill , 2 the eloquence of the
statesman ...
You must not think too highly of your learning as a jurist : your other merits give
you far more claim to distinction than jurisprudence ever will . The three great
avenues to honour must rank thus , i military skill , 2 the eloquence of the
statesman ...
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Marcus Tullius Cicero William Emerton Heitland. in it : it is too paltry , it does not
confer obligations ; it is tied down to a certain time of the year , and is worthless
beyond the walls of Rome . It is a small , easy matter ; give me two clear days ,
and ...
Marcus Tullius Cicero William Emerton Heitland. in it : it is too paltry , it does not
confer obligations ; it is tied down to a certain time of the year , and is worthless
beyond the walls of Rome . It is a small , easy matter ; give me two clear days ,
and ...
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