Orator Passage 86

sed pleraque ex ills convenient etiam huic tenuitati, quamquam isdem ornamentis utetur horridius; talem enim inducimus. Accedet actio non tragica nec scaenae, sed modica iactatione corporis, vultu tamen multa conficiens; non hoc quo dicuntur os ducere, sed illo quo significant ingenue quo sensu quidque pronuntient.

Yet most of those ornaments will also suit this restrained style, although he will use the same devices more roughly, for such is the man we are presenting. His delivery will be neither tragic nor theatrical, but will employ moderate bodily movement while accomplishing much with the face. I do not mean what is called pulling faces, but the natural expression by which speakers indicate the feeling with which they pronounce each thought.

La plupart de ces ornements conviendront néanmoins aussi à cette simplicité, bien qu’il les emploie plus rudement: tel est en effet l’homme que nous représentons. Son action ne sera ni tragique ni théâtrale, mais comportera des mouvements modérés du corps; son visage, en revanche, accomplira beaucoup. Je ne parle pas de ce qu’on appelle faire des grimaces, mais de cette expression naturelle par laquelle les orateurs indiquent le sentiment avec lequel ils prononcent chaque chose.