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Therefore when we
deal with a lively theme, the flow of the voice is
characterised by fullness, simplicity and cheerfulness; but when it is roused to battle, it puts forth
all its strength and strains every nerve. In anger
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it is fierce, harsh and intense, and calls for frequent
filling of the lungs, since the breath cannot be sustained for long when it is poured forth without
restraint. When it is desired to throw odium upon
our opponents, it will be somewhat slower, since,
as a rule, it is none save the weaker party takes
refuge in such tactics. On the other hand, in flattery,
admission, apology or question it will be gentle and
subdued.
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1922.
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