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aptatum, quod ante dixerat, "dum licet." Deinde videndum
est ne longe simile sit ductum: "Syrtim" patrimoni, "scopulum"
libentius dixerim; "Charybdim" bonorum, "voraginem"
potius; facilius enim ad ea, quae visa, quam ad illa, quae
audita sunt, mentis oculi feruntur; et quoniam haec vel
summa laus est in verbis transferendis, ut sensum feriat id,
quod translatum sit, fugienda est omnis turpitudo earum
rerum, ad quas eorum animos, qui audient, trahet similitudo.
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