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For while the beginnings and conclusions of
periods, where the sense begins or ends, are the most
important, it is none the less the fact that the middle
portion may involve some special efforts which
necessitate slight pauses. Remember that the feet
of a runner, even though they do not linger where
they fall, still leave a footprint. Consequently not
only must commata and cola begin and end becomingly, but even in parts which are absolutely
continuous without a breathing space, there must be
such almost imperceptible pauses.
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1922.
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