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But to possess this gift, our
orator will require all the resources of nature, learning
and industrious study. Therefore let no man hope
that he can acquire eloquence merely by the labour
of others. He must burn the midnight oil, persevere
to the end and grow pale with study: he must form
his own powers, his own experience, his own
methods: he must not require to hunt for his
weapons, but must have them ready for immediate
use, as though they were born with him and not
derived from the instruction of others.
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