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 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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 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and_o before_o a_o gross_a and_o stupid_a auditory_a and_o be_v ardent_a and_o pathetic_a in_o subject_n which_o deserve_v it_o not_o eloquence_n cease_v to_o be_v true_a 7._o refert_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la audientium_fw-la mores_fw-la quae_fw-la publica_fw-la recepta_fw-la persuasio_fw-la fab._n l._n 3._o c._n 7._o when_o it_o have_v no_o proportion_n with_o the_o capacity_n of_o those_o to_o who_o it_o be_v address_v the_o diversity_n of_o age_n 7._o ut_fw-la gubernator_fw-la ad_fw-la incursus_fw-la tempestatum_fw-la sie_n agenti_fw-la ad_fw-la varieta_fw-la tem_fw-la causarum_fw-la ratio_fw-la mutanda_fw-la quintil._n l._n 10_o cap._n 7._o sex_n and_o condition_n and_o of_o light_n acquire_v or_o natural_a aught_o to_o oblige_v the_o orator_n in_o different_a manner_n to_o proportion_v it_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o these_o different_a estate_n §._o 12._o it_o must_v be_v know_v in_o general_a to_o distinguish_v the_o divers_a character_n of_o eloquence_n for_o to_o serve_v himself_o according_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o subject_a whereof_o we_o treat_v lest_o we_o fall_v into_o confusion_n and_o we_o must_v be_v especial_o careful_a of_o this_o confusion_n because_o nothing_o be_v capable_a to_o succeed_v in_o this_o art_n out_o of_o its_o place_n the_o grand_a air_n of_o eloquence_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o great_a place_n and_o iâ—_n great_a assembly_n where_o we_o find_v a_o general_a concourse_n for_o we_o must_v speak_v to_o person_n of_o great_a quality_n in_o that_o kind_n of_o discourse_n which_o have_v most_o of_o esteem_n extension_n and_o grandeur_n of_o expression_n this_o character_n ought_v to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o most_o elevate_a subject_n and_o in_o the_o most_o important_a matter_n as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v simple_a brut._n tenues_fw-la causae_fw-la tenue_n dicendifilum_fw-la requirunt_fw-la orat._n oratio_fw-la poscitur_fw-la austera_fw-la si_fw-la accuse_v fusa_fw-la si_fw-la laudes_fw-la quintil._n l._n 9_o c._n 4._o loquendi_fw-la accurata_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la molestia_fw-la diligens_fw-la elegantia_fw-la cic._n in_o brut._n natural_a and_o without_o affectation_n of_o expression_n in_o lesser_a subject_n praise_n demand_v a_o style_n elevate_v and_o diffuse_v accusation_n serious_a and_o austere_a in_o fine_a eloquence_n have_v arrive_v to_o its_o utmost_a perfection_n when_o it_o know_v to_o adapt_v word_n proportionate_a to_o thing_n and_o to_o conserve_v the_o care_n to_o unfold_v herself_o without_o difficulty_n or_o scruple_n there_o remain_v two_o thing_n especial_o to_o be_v avoid_v the_o cold_a style_n and_o the_o boyish_a for_o the_o first_o render_v the_o discourse_n dry_a and_o insipid_a by_o the_o faint_a languor_n and_o lowness_n of_o its_o expression_n the_o second_o render_v it_o distasteful_a and_o tedious_a by_o its_o affect_a amplification_n wherewith_o they_o weary_v the_o patience_n of_o the_o auditor_n §._o 13._o think_v that_o longin_n confound_v in_o some_o fashion_n the_o cold_a style_n and_o boyish_a whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v we_o may_v always_o distinguish_v they_o in_o this_o manner_n in_o the_o affectation_n of_o a_o cold_a style_n we_o use_v great_a expression_n in_o subject_n which_o demand_v little_a and_o in_o the_o boyish_a we_o use_v little_a and_o low_a expression_n in_o thing_n that_o demand_v great_a but_o our_o language_n be_v become_v so_o modest_a reserve_v and_o scrupulous_a that_o it_o reject_v all_o expression_n too_o strong_a and_o glister_a metaphor_n too_o hardy_a and_o the_o too_o frequent_a point_n in_o a_o cold_a stile_n as_o it_o do_v in_o the_o boyish_a the_o little_a exultation_n in_o serious_a matter_n and_o the_o too_o languish_a amplification_n in_o those_o place_n of_o discourse_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v serious_a and_o concise_a §._o 14._o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v happy_a in_o a_o elevate_a style_n when_o we_o be_v not_o entire_o persuade_v that_o it_o be_v form_v of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o which_o we_o have_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o great_a image_n which_o we_o have_v conceive_v and_o of_o the_o elevation_n of_o our_o genius_n more_o than_o that_o of_o expression_n the_o vain_a splendour_n of_o word_n or_o that_o train_n of_o study_a periphrasis_n this_o be_v that_o which_o in_o discourse_n in_o some_o manner_n be_v like_o that_o load_n of_o flesh_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n which_o serve_v only_o to_o charge_n &_o imbarrass_n it_o with_o a_o unprofitable_a weight_n for_o when_o this_o elevate_a style_n be_v unnatural_a it_o degenerate_v into_o a_o character_n low_a and_o reptile_a for_o it_o can_v sustain_v itself_o pindar_z and_o sophocles_n elevate_v themselves_o so_o high_a by_o the_o grandeur_n of_o their_o expression_n that_o they_o can_v not_o without_o much_o pain_n pursue_v it_o and_o when_o they_o can_v not_o bear_v up_o that_o elevation_n which_o be_v not_o natural_a for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o always_o in_o the_o thing_n they_o speak_v of_o they_o sometime_o abase_v themselves_o even_o to_o a_o contempt_n and_o become_v not_o knowabl_v even_o to_o themselves_o this_o be_v a_o fault_n not_o to_o be_v pardon_v for_o there_o be_v a_o presumption_n of_o appear_v great_a without_o be_v so_o and_o a_o desire_n to_o elevate_v themselves_o without_o be_v able_a to_o sustain_v themselves_o in_o that_o height_n the_o secret_a be_v to_o study_v how_o to_o think_v of_o thing_n worthy_o fab._n oratio_fw-la sententiis_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la ornatiorâ—â—_n quam_fw-la verbis_fw-la fab._n and_o serve_v ourselves_o of_o no_o other_o word_n than_o of_o those_o which_o be_v capable_a to_o answer_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o subject_a whereof_o we_o speak_v §._o 15._o as_o the_o great_a defect_n of_o the_o wise_a sort_n of_o man_n be_v the_o negligence_n they_o have_v to_o measure_v themselves_o upon_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o subject_a or_o their_o auditory_a that_o of_o the_o lesser_a genius_n be_v a_o too_o scrupulous_a care_n and_o a_o too_o affect_v diligence_n to_o attach_v themselves_o more_o than_o be_v require_v to_o finish_v in_o particular_a certain_a part_n of_o the_o discourse_n they_o have_v enterprise_v &_o to_o which_o they_o have_v some_o peculiar_a affection_n this_o be_v a_o pure_a effect_n of_o their_o little_a judgement_n to_o tie_v themselves_o to_o one_o part_n of_o a_o design_n for_o they_o be_v not_o able_a nor_o so_o happy_a as_o to_o form_v a_o design_n all_o entire_a these_o narrow_a spirit_n suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v surprise_v into_o a_o false_a principle_n which_o they_o will_v authorise_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o tyrius_n maximus_n who_o pretend_v that_o art_n have_v always_o something_o more_o perfect_a than_o nature_n and_o that_o we_o can_v find_v any_o natural_a beauty_n that_o can_v be_v so_o perfect_a as_o some_o of_o their_o artificial_a statue_n i_o pretend_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o discussion_n of_o that_o principle_n with_o this_o philosopher_n but_o eloquence_n be_v the_o true_a art_n to_o please_v which_o she_o can_v do_v without_o a_o imitation_n of_o nature_n that_o maxim_n of_o those_o little_a spirit_n which_o give_v so_o much_o to_o art_n be_v not_o a_o very_a sure_a mean_a to_o persuade_v i_o pretend_v not_o only_o that_o rule_n be_v false_a but_o that_o their_o too_o boyish_a attachment_n to_o precept_n which_o they_o have_v learn_v in_o their_o youth_n have_v form_v in_o they_o a_o very_a vicious_a idea_n of_o eloquence_n we_o need_v not_o then_o consult_v the_o agamemnon_n of_o petronus_fw-la to_o comprehend_v the_o ridiculousness_n of_o that_o eloquence_n which_o have_v nothing_o of_o natural_a in_o it_o for_o that_o it_o fasten_v itself_o too_o much_o upon_o the_o exterior_a ornament_n which_o they_o will_v have_v to_o pass_v for_o that_o which_o be_v most_o essential_a the_o true_a foundation_n of_o eloquence_n be_v a_o good_a judgement_n which_o as_o it_o be_v the_o quality_n most_o necessary_a to_o speak_v in_o public_a so_o it_o be_v the_o most_o rare_a we_o need_v not_o be_v astonish_v that_o we_o find_v so_o few_o
perfect_a orator_n since_o a_o perfect_a orator_n can_v be_v form_v but_o in_o a_o age_n happy_a and_o in_o a_o people_n of_o good_a gust_n §._o 16._o the_o sovereign_a art_n of_o eloquence_n consist_v in_o a_o scrupulous_a attention_n to_o nature_n as_o to_o its_o true_a model_n and_o first_o original_a whereof_o we_o have_v so_o little_a knowledge_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o little_a care_n we_o take_v to_o pursue_v the_o tract_n and_o to_o observe_v the_o conduct_n we_o must_v study_v then_o to_o know_v well_o this_o great_a model_n and_o to_o examine_v all_o its_o resort_n by_o a_o profound_a study_n of_o philosophy_n and_o a_o long_a observation_n of_o natural_a thing_n for_o so_o often_o as_o we_o depart_v from_o nature_n we_o fall_v into_o error_n and_o mistake_n the_o heat_n of_o our_o most_o passionate_a motion_n be_v but_o a_o false_a heat_n the_o most_o dazzle_a splendour_n of_o her_o figure_n be_v but_o a_o false_a and_o deceitful_a blaze_n and_o the_o great_a of_o her_o reason_n have_v nothing_o real_a and_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o sophistical_a declamation_n and_o pure_a illusion_n §._o 17._o we_o find_v very_o little_a of_o construction_n in_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o most_o of_o our_o public_a orator_n because_o they_o apply_v not_o themselves_o to_o study_v the_o rule_n of_o speech_n those_o which_o have_v a_o genius_n for_o eloquence_n find_v it_o a_o trouble_n to_o abase_v themselves_o to_o those_o little_a scrupulous_a care_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o succeed_v well_o the_o natural_a elevation_n of_o their_o spirit_n can_v be_v subject_v to_o those_o circumspection_n and_o those_o that_o have_v not_o that_o genius_n be_v subject_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o fault_n of_o affectation_n to_o supply_v by_o word_n that_o which_o they_o want_v of_o light_a to_o understand_v thing_n well_o §._o 18._o the_o most_o ordinary_a source_n of_o those_o defect_n which_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o expression_n which_o be_v so_o essential_a to_o eloquence_n come_v from_o the_o natural_a defect_n of_o the_o imagination_n the_o expression_n fall_v into_o a_o lux_fw-la and_o into_o superfluity_n when_o the_o imagination_n be_v too_o quick_a and_o ardent_a she_o fall_v into_o galimatia_n and_o into_o obscurity_n when_o the_o imagination_n be_v too_o abundant_a and_o too_o profuse_a in_o fine_a it_o fall_v into_o a_o faint_a languish_a and_o insipidness_n when_o the_o imagination_n be_v too_o cold_a too_o heavy_a and_o envelop_v §._o 19_o we_o scarce_o ever_o study_v that_o just_a temperament_n which_o be_v of_o so_o much_o use_v in_o the_o mix_n in_o our_o discourse_n reason_n with_o authority_n comparison_n and_o similitude_n with_o example_n and_o induction_n in_o the_o usage_n itself_o which_o we_o make_v of_o this_o great_a instrument_n of_o persuasion_n we_o apply_v not_o ourselves_o with_o any_o care_n to_o arrange_v our_o reason_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o that_o the_o one_o may_v sustain_v the_o other_o by_o the_o order_n which_o we_o give_v they_o for_o the_o strong_a reason_n ought_v to_o succeed_v the_o weak_a and_o the_o most_o solid_a to_o those_o that_o be_v the_o less_o solid_a to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o discourse_n may_v sustain_v and_o elevate_v itself_o the_o near_a it_o approach_v to_o the_o period_n of_o its_o perfection_n this_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o such_o importance_n that_o the_o only_a neglect_n of_o this_o observation_n render_v sometime_o the_o reason_n which_o be_v very_o strong_a and_o solid_a little_a effective_a for_o that_o they_o weaken_v themselves_o when_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o reason_n be_v not_o observe_v this_o proportion_n consist_v in_o the_o not_o urge_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v appear_v weak_a when_o we_o have_v say_v any_o thing_n more_o persuasive_a for_o the_o latter_a reason_n make_v the_o most_o last_a impression_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o aught_o therefore_o as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o to_o be_v the_o most_o strong_a beside_o the_o mannagement_n of_o the_o reason_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v place_v in_o their_o natural_a order_n and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v confound_v they_o must_v also_o be_v orderly_o manage_v in_o the_o use_n which_o we_o make_v of_o induction_n lest_o we_o be_v expose_v to_o a_o inconsiderate_a multiplication_n also_o our_o orator_n must_v have_v that_o admirable_a art_n which_o know_v generous_o to_o retrench_v superfluity_n in_o thing_n as_o well_o as_o word_n and_o to_o suppress_v too_o frequent_a ornament_n without_o harken_v to_o the_o transport_v of_o the_o imagination_n which_o by_o a_o natural_a inclination_n suffer_v itself_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o to_o a_o vain_a splendour_n of_o discourse_n which_o usual_o have_v nothing_o of_o solid_a eloquence_n he_o can_v move_v with_o success_n those_o great_a machine_n of_o her_o art_n without_o these_o precaution_n which_o be_v of_o the_o high_a consequence_n for_o that_o they_o reduce_v thing_n to_o their_o natural_a estate_n but_o these_o observation_n be_v but_o seldom_o practise_v because_o they_o be_v but_o little_o know_v §._o 20._o that_o eloquence_n which_o touch_v not_o the_o spirit_n and_o make_v not_o its_o way_n to_o the_o heart_n be_v not_o true_a eloquence_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o pure_a instruction_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v use_v but_o in_o the_o school_n and_o all_o those_o beauty_n which_o smite_v the_o spirit_n without_o affect_v the_o heart_n be_v not_o true_a beauty_n that_o great_a air_n itself_o which_o longinus_n teach_v affect_v but_o little_a when_o it_o do_v not_o dazzle_v nor_o astonish_v as_o he_o avow_v himself_o for_o that_o it_o enter_v not_o into_o the_o thought_n of_o those_o to_o who_o we_o speak_v all_o those_o great_a expression_n without_o as_o great_a thought_n be_v like_o those_o great_a ship_n that_o be_v not_o balance_v they_o float_v and_o never_o sail_v in_o safety_n §._o 21._o that_o eloquence_n in_o general_n which_o bestow_v too_o much_o care_n in_o the_o arrangment_n of_o word_n orat._n cum_fw-la verborum_fw-la derogat_fw-la affectibus_fw-la fidem_fw-la et_fw-fr ubicunq_fw-fr ais_fw-la o_fw-la lentatur_fw-la veritas_fw-la abesse_fw-la videtur_fw-la quint._n l._n 10._o c._n 4._o non_fw-la ad_fw-la judiciorum_fw-la certamen_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la voluptatem_fw-la aurium_fw-la scripserat_fw-la isocrates_n cic_a orat._n and_o of_o that_o outward_a splendour_n which_o glister_v in_o the_o expression_n almost_o never_o succeed_v we_o be_v usual_o displease_v with_o all_o thing_n which_o appear_v study_v and_o artificial_a that_o great_a orator_n isocrates_n which_o write_v as_o it_o seem_v only_o for_o pleasure_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o affair_n and_o have_v never_o succeed_v at_o the_o bar_n for_o that_o he_o be_v too_o polish_a this_o be_v the_o manner_n also_o of_o the_o sophist_n upon_o who_o socrates_n rallye_v so_o pleasant_o in_o plato_n phaedra_n and_o longinus_n note_n in_o the_o great_a artifice_n of_o hiperide_n who_o use_v to_o fill_v his_o discourse_n with_o too_o many_o ornament_n and_o too_o many_o beauty_n it_o be_v a_o great_a art_n to_o know_v how_o to_o manage_v these_o ornament_n and_o to_o dispose_v they_o in_o their_o due_a place_n when_o necessity_n oblige_v to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o the_o artifice_n of_o eloquence_n can_v have_v any_o effect_n but_o against_o itself_o when_o it_o be_v too_o dazzle_v for_o thereby_o it_o become_v suspect_v and_o we_o regard_v it_o only_o as_o a_o page_n which_o be_v gaudy_o dress_v ovid._n quae_fw-la parâ—nt_fw-la retia_fw-la vitat_fw-la auâ—s_fw-la ovid._n for_o no_o other_o end_n than_o to_o surprise_v beside_o that_o which_o strike_v the_o spirit_n and_o the_o sense_n with_o too_o much_o splendour_n weary_v and_o oppress_v in_o fine_a it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o matter_n themselves_o be_v not_o without_o beauty_n to_o bear_v those_o great_a ornament_n which_o become_v ridiculous_a in_o little_a subject_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o 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man_n and_o all_o its_o intricate_a maeander_n to_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o people_n §._o 24._o precipientium_fw-la quis_fw-la ignorat_fw-la eloquentiam_fw-la descivisse_fw-la a_o veteri_fw-la gloria_fw-la no_o inopia_fw-la hominum_fw-la sed_fw-la desidia_fw-la juventutis_fw-la parentum_fw-la negligen_n tia_fw-la et_fw-la inscitia_fw-la precipientium_fw-la the_o evil_a education_n of_o youth_n cause_v by_o the_o extreme_a luxury_n and_o delicateness_n of_o this_o age_n by_o the_o indulgence_n of_o parent_n by_o the_o little_a experience_n of_o master_n and_o by_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o most_o part_n of_o those_o with_o who_o we_o converse_v be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o certain_a cause_n that_o there_o be_v so_o little_a success_n in_o this_o art_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a obstacle_n to_o eloquence_n we_o conduct_v our_o youth_n through_o false_a and_o unequal_a path_n and_o through_o very_o unskilful_a method_n who_o be_v corrupt_v even_o in_o their_o principal_n 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