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Excerpt from Cicero on Oratory and Orators, Vol. 2 of 2: With Notes Historical and Explanatory Of wise and virtuous citizens, this excellent man, my faithful associate in the service of the pub lic, expired at the very time when the com monwealth could least spare him, and when we had the greatest reason to regret the want of his prudence and authority. I can add, very sincerely, that in him I lamented the loss, not (as most people imagined) of a dan gerons rival who Opposed my reputation, but of a generous associate who engaged with me in the pursuit of fame. For if we have Instances in history, though in studies of less impor tance, that some distinguished poets have been greatly afflicted at the death of their contem porary bards; with what tender concern should I honour the memory of a man, with whom it is more glorious to have disputed the prize of eloquence, than never to have combated as an antagonist! Especially, as he was always so far from obstructing my endeavours, or I his, that, on the contrary, we mutually assisted each other with our credit and advice. But as he, who had a perpetual run of felicity, left the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.