Excerpt from M. T. Cicero De Oratore, or His Three Dialogues Upon the Character and Qualifications of an Orator: Translated Into English, With Notes Historical and Explanatory The character and qualifications of an Orator are so well, and so fully handled in the following work, that it would be the height of presumption to say any thing further on these heads. Our author himself has rested his reputation upon the merits and execution of this performance, and all that is left for a translator is to endeavour that his original may not be disgraced by the copy, and that the friends of Cicero may not blush at the mean appearance he makes in a modern language. But it is impossible with any propriety to introduce my great author to the public in the follow ing translation, without at the same time acquainting the world with the motives, I had almost said, with the necessity, of the present undertaking. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from M. T. Cicero De Oratore, or His Three Dialogues Upon the Character and Qualifications of an Orator: Translated Into English; With Notes Historical and Explanatory, and an Introductory Preface I come now to confider the Relation in which the Art here treated of (lands to our own Country and Confiitution, and in order to do this the more regularly, I {hall purfue the fame Review: I have made of the Roman State, but without taking the fame Liberties in reflecting upon either the Principles or the Execution of our Government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.