si auctoritates patronorum in iudiciis valent1, ab amplissimis2
viris3 L. Corneli causa defensa est; si usus, a peritissimis;
si ingenia, ab eloquentissimis; si studia, ab amicissimis
et cum beneficiis cum L. Cornelio tum maxima4
familiaritate coniunctis. quae sunt igitur meae partes?
auctoritatis tantae quantam vos in me esse voluistis, usus
mediocris, ingeni minime voluntati paris5. nam ceteris
a quibus est defensus hunc debere plurimum video; ego
quantum ei debeam, alio loco; principio orationis hoc pono6,
me omnibus qui amici fuerint saluti et dignitati meae, si
minus referenda7 gratia satis facere potuerim, praedicanda et
habenda certe satis esse facturum.
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