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patience_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o make_v he_o distaste_n that_o which_o may_v be_v good_a in_o the_o rest_n they_o be_v ordinary_o the_o young_a man_n that_o be_v most_o subject_a to_o this_o default_n they_o wander_v about_o because_o they_o want_v force_n of_o spirit_n to_o enter_v immediate_o into_o the_o matter_n we_o shall_v render_v they_o a_o great_a service_n if_o we_o can_v make_v they_o resolve_v to_o leave_v that_o length_n and_o circuit_n of_o discourse_n which_o be_v so_o much_o contrary_n to_o decorum_n and_o become_v odious_a and_o insupportable_a a_o discourse_n spin_v out_o with_o these_o childish_a amplification_n become_v languish_v it_o only_o make_v the_o judge_n yawn_v and_o lull_v they_o into_o a_o slumber_n §._o 10._o it_o be_v also_o the_o delight_n of_o young_a man_n to_o glister_v in_o all_o they_o say_v but_o true_a eloquence_n seek_v not_o after_o that_o vain_a splendour_n which_o be_v only_o proper_a to_o dazzle_v the_o spirit_n we_o always_o fall_v into_o error_n when_o we_o study_v too_o much_o to_o please_v that_o lawyer_n which_o rely_v more_o upon_o a_o passage_n of_o seneca_n for_o defence_n of_o his_o cause_n than_o upon_o good_a reason_n very_o much_o deceive_v himself_o those_o glister_a passage_n have_v not_o any_o force_n to_o persuade_v they_o serve_v only_o to_o waken_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o judge_n when_o it_o be_v weary_a §._o 11._o we_o seldom_o take_v any_o care_n of_o the_o exterior_a part_n which_o relate_v to_o action_n which_o cicero_n call_v the_o eloquence_n of_o the_o body_n who_o perfection_n consist_v in_o the_o gesture_n and_o pronunciation_n because_o we_o do_v not_o enough_o comprehend_v the_o necessity_n and_o importance_n thereof_o quintilian_n only_o have_v give_v we_o any_o precept_n of_o it_o which_o aristotle_n and_o cicero_n have_v omit_v possible_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v a_o gift_n only_o of_o nature_n which_o can_v not_o be_v reduce_v into_o art_n or_o method_n and_o have_v content_v themselves_o only_o to_o note_v we_o the_o importance_n of_o it_o which_o they_o have_v do_v in_o several_a place_n of_o their_o work_n this_o right_a pronunciation_n be_v so_o important_a that_o we_o can_v neglect_v it_o without_o renounce_v what_o be_v most_o powerful_a and_o persuasive_a in_o eloquence_n it_o be_v that_o which_o rule_v most_o in_o discourse_n and_o which_o irresistible_o invade_v the_o soul_n and_o in_o which_o consist_v the_o great_a force_n and_o ornament_n the_o great_a talon_n of_o hortensius_n who_o equal_v cicero_n in_o reputation_n be_v the_o skilful_a mannagement_n of_o the_o action_n he_o be_v so_o admirable_a in_o a_o ardent_a manner_n of_o speak_v that_o roscius_n and_o aesop_n the_o most_o famous_a comedian_n of_o that_o time_n go_v always_o to_o hear_v his_o oration_n to_o learn_v from_o he_o their_o measure_n have_v so_o little_a care_n to_o form_n ourselves_o to_o this_o action_n we_o need_v not_o be_v astonish_v that_o we_o see_v so_o few_o tract_n of_o that_o eloquence_n which_o wrought_v so_o many_o wonder_n in_o the_o time_n of_o cicero_n and_o demoit_n hen_n who_o always_o endeavour_v to_o express_v in_o themselves_o by_o their_o ardour_n and_o vehemence_n those_o passion_n which_o they_o intend_v to_o excite_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o their_o auditor_n it_o be_v true_a we_o have_v see_v orator_n some_o year_n past_a who_o give_v weight_n to_o all_o their_o reason_n by_o the_o force_n wherewith_o they_o animate_v their_o discourse_n but_o after_o all_o their_o ardency_n be_v so_o ill_o manage_v that_o what_o they_o say_v lose_v its_o grace_n by_o the_o desire_n they_o have_v to_o be_v too_o passionate_a for_o when_o once_o the_o fire_n mount_v to_o their_o face_n we_o can_v understand_v no_o more_o their_o pronunciation_n become_v so_o confuse_v by_o their_o excessive_a transport_n some_o other_o appear_v too_o cold_a they_o show_v in_o their_o great_a affair_n little_a of_o that_o emotion_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o inflame_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o judge_n which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o touch_v in_o these_o great_a subject_n but_o by_o great_a movement_n we_o may_v say_v to_o these_o languish_a declamator_n that_o of_o cicero_n against_o calidius_n who_o speak_v thing_n very_o touch_v with_o a_o air_n of_o tranquillity_n a_o ista_fw-la si_fw-la vera_fw-la essent_fw-la sic_fw-la a_o te_fw-la dicerentar_n all_o those_o which_o speak_v at_o the_o bar_n be_v subject_a to_o add_v to_o the_o evil_a pronunciation_n which_o they_o learn_v at_o the_o college_n one_o constant_a and_o disagreeable_a tone_n and_o a_o impression_n of_o the_o accent_n in_o the_o penultima_fw-la syllable_n which_o occasion_n rather_o laughter_n than_o persuasion_n §._o 12._o the_o subject_n which_o furnish_v the_o present_a condition_n of_o the_o bar_n have_v nothing_o of_o great_a or_o elevate_v can_v give_v to_o eloquence_n those_o advantage_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o more_o important_a matter_n of_o the_o ancient_n such_o be_v the_o deliberation_n of_o war_n and_o peace_n the_o consideration_n of_o the_o good_a of_o the_o state_n and_o the_o public_a interest_n the_o accusation_n and_o defence_n of_o prince_n and_o king_n which_o the_o great_a orator_n discourse_v with_o so_o much_o splendour_n the_o interest_n which_o be_v at_o this_o time_n the_o subject_n of_o the_o bar_n be_v sometime_o so_o little_o considerable_a that_o they_o be_v not_o capable_a to_o furnish_v matter_n of_o such_o worth_n to_o eloquence_n as_o make_v it_o in_o those_o time_n to_o triumph_v over_o heart_n 16._o his_o accedebat_fw-la spl_n endot_n rerum_fw-la &_o magnitudo_fw-la causarun_v quibus_fw-la ipsa_fw-la plurimum_fw-la elo_fw-la quentia_fw-la praeslat_fw-la dialog_n de_fw-fr cous_fw-la co_fw-la eloq_fw-la crescit_fw-la cum_fw-la amplitudine_fw-la rerum_fw-la vis_fw-la ingenij_fw-la nee_n quisquam_fw-la illustrem_fw-la orationem_fw-la facere_fw-la potest_fw-la nâ—si_fw-la qui_fw-la causam_fw-la paremi_fw-fr invenit_fw-la 16._o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o advantage_n that_o messalla_n note_n in_o the_o dialogue_n of_o quintilian_n the_o ancient_a orator_n have_v above_o those_o of_o his_o time_n in_o effect_n petty_a subject_n make_v petty_a orator_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o he_o that_o speak_v in_o public_a be_v elevate_v by_o the_o merit_n and_o elevation_n of_o the_o subject_a §._o 13._o there_o be_v a_o eloquence_n of_o pure_a authority_n which_o be_v of_o very_o great_a use_n at_o the_o bar_n and_o though_o it_o be_v not_o passionate_a and_o its_o manner_n of_o declaim_v be_v cold_a and_o serious_a yet_o it_o have_v the_o dignity_n that_o be_v require_v to_o imprint_v respect_n and_o veneration_n we_o harken_v to_o it_o as_o to_o a_o oracle_n be_v preingage_v in_o its_o favour_n this_o be_v the_o eloquence_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o those_o which_o make_v oration_n to_o prince_n and_o great_a lord_n who_o ought_v to_o observe_v this_o calm_a and_o peaceful_a eloquence_n who_o must_v speak_v without_o emotion_n to_o preserve_v their_o character_n for_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v nothing_o in_o it_o but_o submissive_a and_o respective_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v regulate_v according_a to_o the_o rank_n and_o quality_n of_o those_o to_o who_o it_o be_v address_v either_o more_o or_o less_o respective_o according_a to_o their_o degree_n or_o merit_n reflection_n upon_o the_o eloquence_n of_o the_o pulpit_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n above_o wonder_n that_o in_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o person_n who_o apply_v themselves_o to_o preach_v we_o find_v so_o few_o who_o succeed_v see_v they_o have_v so_o many_o advantage_n infinite_o above_o all_o other_o who_o speak_v in_o public_a the_o eloquence_n of_o the_o bar_n can_v furnish_v its_o orator_n with_o matter_n so_o important_a to_o treat_v with_o thing_n so_o touch_v to_o speak_v nor_o with_o such_o great_a motive_n to_o persuade_v as_o this_o eloquence_n of_o the_o pulpit_n all_o those_o engine_n which_o she_o employ_v in_o 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attend_v final_o since_o the_o preacher_n speak_v