Book 11
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In the statement of facts the hand should on most occasions be further extended, the toga allowed to slip back, the gestures sharply distinguished and the voice colloquial, but slightly more emphatic, while there should also be uniformity of tone. Such, at any rate, should be the delivery of a passage such as the following: pro Lig. i. 2. For Quintus Ligarius, since there was no hint of the likelihood of the war in Africa, or pro Cluenet. v. 11. Aulus Cluentius Habitus, this man's father. But different methods may be called for in this same portion of the speech, in passionate utterances such as, The mother-in-law weds her son-in-law, pro Cluent. v. 14. or in pathetic passages such as, There in the market-place of Laodicea was displayed a grievous and afflicting spectacle for all the province of Asia to behold.
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Verr. xxx. 76 The proofs, however, require the utmost variety of delivery. For to state them and distinguish between their various points, and to examine witnesses, we employ something not far removed from a colloquial tone, as is also the case in anticipating objections, which is really another form of statement. But in all these cases we sometimes deride, and sometimes mimic our opponents.
