Quantum humilitatis putamus eloquentiae attulisse paenulas istas quibus adstricti et velut inclusi cum iudicibus fabulamur? Quantum virium detraxisse orationi auditoria et tabularia credimus, in quibus  iam fere plurimae causae explicantur? Nam quo modo nobiles equos cursus et spatia probant, sic est aliquis oratorum campus, per quern nisi liberi et soluti ferantur debilitatur ac frangitur eloquentia.
Take those gowns into which we squeeze ourselves when we chat with the court, a costume that shackles movement, do we ever reflect how largely responsible they are for the orators loss of dignity? Or think of the recitation-halls and record-offices in which pretty well most cases are nowadays despatched, have they not also greatly contributed to the emasculation of eloquence? Why, just as with blood-horses it takes a roomy track to show their mettle, so orators need a spacious field in which to expatiate without let or hindrance, if their eloquence is not to lose all its strength and pith.
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