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Cicero
Orator Passage 205
Passage 205 of 238
Canonical reference 205
Latin
perseus-cicero-orator-lat
tum autem in omnibusne numeris aequaliter particulas deceat incidere an facere alias breviores alias longiores, idque quando aut cur; quibusque partibus, pluribusne an singulis, imparibus an aequalibus, et quando aut istis aut illis sit utendum; quaeque inter se aptissime conlocentur et quo modo, an omnino nulla sit in eo genere distinctio; quodque ad rem maxime pertinet, qua ratione numerosa fiat oratio.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
We must then ask whether clauses should be cut equally in every rhythm or some made shorter and others longer, and when or why this should be done; of how many parts they should consist, whether several or single, unequal or equal; when one or the other form should be used; which parts fit together most aptly and in what manner, or whether no distinction whatever exists in this field; and, most important to the subject, by what method prose is made rhythmic.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Il faut alors rechercher si, dans tous les rythmes, il convient également de couper les portions, ou d’en faire certaines plus courtes et d’autres plus longues, et quand ou pourquoi ; de combien de parties elles doivent se composer, de plusieurs ou d’une seule, d’un nombre impair ou égal, et quand employer les unes ou les autres ; lesquelles s’agencent le mieux entre elles et de quelle manière, ou s’il n’existe dans ce genre absolument aucune distinction ; enfin, ce qui importe surtout au sujet, par quelle méthode le discours devient rythmé.
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