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Cicero
Orator Passage 179
Passage 179 of 238
Canonical reference 179
Latin
perseus-cicero-orator-lat
quoniam igitur causam quoque ostendimus, naturam nunc - id enim erat tertium - si placet explicemus; quae disputatio non huius instituti sermonis est, sed artis intimae. Quaeri enim potest, qui sit orationis numerus et ubi sit positus et natus ex quo, et is unusne sit an duo an plures quaque ratione componatur et ad quam rem et quando et quo loco et quem ad modum adhibitus aliquid voluptatis adferat.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Since we have also shown the cause, let us now, if you please, explain the nature, for that was the third point. This inquiry belongs not to the present discussion but to the innermost theory of the art. One may ask what prose rhythm is, where it is situated, from what it arose, whether it is one rhythm, two, or several, by what principle it is composed, for what purpose, when, and where it is used, and how its employment brings any pleasure.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Puisque nous avons aussi montré la cause, expliquons maintenant, si tu le veux, la nature, qui constituait le troisième point. Cette discussion ne relève pas du propos entrepris, mais du cœur même de l’art. On peut en effet rechercher ce qu’est le rythme de la prose, où il réside, d’où il naît, s’il est unique, double ou multiple, selon quelle méthode il se compose, à quelle fin, quand et en quel endroit il doit être employé, et comment son emploi procure quelque plaisir.
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