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Ita sit nobis igitur ornatus et suavis orator—nec tamen
potest aliter esse—ut suavitatem habeat austeram et solidam,
non dulcem atque decoctam. Nam ipsa ad ornandum
praecepta, quae dantur, eius modi sunt, ut ea quivis vel
vitiosissimus orator explicare possit; qua re, ut ante dixi,
primum silva rerum ac sententiarum comparanda est, qua
de parte dixit Antonius; haec formanda filo ipso et genere
orationis, inluminanda verbis, varianda sententiis.
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