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A
muffled voice, such as Cicero1 says was possessed
by Antonius, will also be exceedingly effective under
such circumstances, since it has just the natural
tone which we seek to imitate. Appeals to pity
are, however, of two kinds: they may be marked
by an admixture of indignation, as in the passage
just quoted2 describing the condemnation of Philodamus, or they may be coupled with appeals for
mercy, in which case their tone will be more subdued.
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1922.
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