Caput

 1 1 |         destitute of the glory of eloquence that it scarce retains the
 2 1 | maintained the superiority of the eloquence of our own days to the great
 3 2 |        had won his reputation for eloquence by his cleverness and natural
 4 4 |           sacred and more stately eloquence. ~
 5 5 |  naturally fittest for that manly eloquence of the orator by which he
 6 5 |          on the battle-field than eloquence is to a man amid the perils
 7 5 |         the emperor. What but his eloquence did Eprius Marcellus oppose
 8 6 |         derived from the orator’s eloquence. Its delights are enjoyed
 9 8 |        that they must thank their eloquence for having attained such
10 8 |      having attained such wealth. Eloquence itself is the cause. Its
11 8 |           efficacy of an orator’s eloquence. Without the recommendation
12 10|            For my part I hold all eloquence in its every variety something
13 10|          indeed any other form of eloquence. But it is with you, Maternus,
14 10|        carry you to the summit of eloquence, you prefer to wander from
15 11|       better by integrity than by eloquence, and I am not afraid of
16 12|          holy resting-place. Here eloquence had her earliest beginnings;
17 12|   money-getting and blood-stained eloquence, its use is modern, its
18 15|         you, when, forgetting the eloquence of yourself and your brother,
19 18|        the types and varieties of eloquence change with the age. Thus
20 18|       content to have proved that eloquence has more than one face,
21 19|         the rudiments of culture, eloquence must resort to new and skilfully
22 20|       sketches, he is deaf to his eloquence. Even the mob of bystanders,
23 21|           having achieved less in eloquence than his divine genius demanded
24 22|        ancients; he preferred the eloquence of his own time. It was
25 23|        have a mean opinion of the eloquence of Aufidius Bassus, and
26 24|           torrent, what a rush of eloquence has he been defending our
27 24|          a falling off from their eloquence, the more marked as dates
28 25|       have the admission that the eloquence of that age exceeded ours.
29 25|          the same healthy tone of eloquence. Take into your hand the
30 25|            for I admit that their eloquence, being yet in its infancy
31 26|          and most perfect type of eloquence and select a style, I should
32 27|          of the ruin and decay of eloquence. ~ Maternus here interrupted
33 27|        want proof of the superior eloquence of the ancients; as far
34 27|       were not raving against the eloquence of our age, just before
35 27|           even yet more than from eloquence. ~
36 28|            Who does not know that eloquence and all other arts have
37 28|           art, or to the study of eloquence, it would make that its
38 30|         growth, so to say, of his eloquence. He tells us that he learnt
39 30|           that Cicero’s wonderful eloquence wells up and overflows out
40 32|           through every branch of eloquence, and is, in short, an orator.
41 32|      opinions of the learned; and eloquence, banished, so to say, from
42 32|     falling off among us from the eloquence of the old orators. If witnesses
43 32|       whatever he had achieved in eloquence he had gained, not from
44 33|         not, I imagine, deny that eloquence depends much less on art
45 33|          and the germs of ancient eloquence in showing you the studies
46 33|          fluency to practice, and eloquence itself to fluency. Hence
47 34|      imbued with true and genuine eloquence, and, although they attached
48 34|         kind, who could show them eloquence in her true features, not
49 34|         You know, of course, that eloquence wins its great and enduring
50 36|                          36 Great eloquence, like fire, grows with its
51 36|    developed in our state too the eloquence of antiquity. Although even
52 36|         was torn asunder, but the eloquence of the age was exercised,
53 36|           themselves that without eloquence no one could win or retain
54 36|          opinion with ability and eloquence. If brought into popular
55 36|           win the great prizes of eloquence, and as the reputation of
56 37|       much influence without some eloquence. We must consider too the
57 37|       themselves do very much for eloquence. There is, indeed, a wide
58 37|         good soldiers than peace. Eloquence is on the same footing.
59 38|         was a better training for eloquence. There no speaker was under
60 38|           a bridle, so to say, on eloquence, intending, however, that
61 38|         had put its restraints on eloquence as well as on all else. ~
62 39|        least) has been brought on eloquence by those little overcoats
63 39|           freely and at ease, his eloquence grows feeble and breaks
64 40|          No; the great and famous eloquence of old is the nursling of
65 40|          know of the existence of eloquence among the Macedonians or
66 40|          question a more vigorous eloquence, just as an untilled field
67 40|         special plenty. Still the eloquence of the Gracchi was not an
68 41|         highest fame and glory of eloquence would have been yours, and