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But we must only employ this form
of rhythmical structure in its full development, when
the judge has not merely got a grasp of the matter,
but has been charmed by our style, surrendered
himself to the pleader and is ready to be led whither
we will, by the delight which he experiences.
History does not so much demand full, rounded
rhythms as a certain continuity of motion and connexion of style. For all its cola are closely linked
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together, while the fluidity of its style gives it great
variety of movement; we may compare its motion
to that of men, who link hands to steady their steps,
and lend each other mutual support.
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1922.
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