Deinde cum Aper quoque et Secundus idem adnuissent, Messalla quasi rursus incipiens: Quoniam initia et semina veteris eloquentiae satis demonstrasse videor, docendo quibus artibus antiqui oratores institui erudirique soliti sint, persequar  nunc exercitationes eorum.
Both Aper and Secundus expressed agreement with this statement, whereupon Messalla made what may be called a fresh start. Since I have given, he said, what seems to be a sufficient account of the first beginnings and the germs of ancient oratory, by setting forth the branches on which the orators of former days were wont to base their training and instruction, I shall now proceed to take up their practical exercises.
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