Excerpt from Quinctilian's Institutes of Eloquence, or the Art of Speaking in Public, in Every Character and Capacity, Vol. 1 of 2: Translated Into English, After the Best Latin Editions, With Notes, Critical and ExplanatorySuch was the state of learning when Quinc tilian laid his mighty plan for its reformation, But before I come to consider his character, and to draw the comparison between him, and my other great original, Cicero, I must intro duce my reader to some acquaintance with his person and station in life, and in order to do this, I shall avoid all display of learning.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.