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And yet, thou hellish torrent, into thee are cast the sons of men with rich rewards, for compassing such learning; and a great solemnity is made of it, when this is going on in the forum, within sight of laws appointing a salary beside the scholar's payments; and thou lashest thy rocks and roarest, "Hence words are learnt; hence eloquence; most necessary to gain your ends, or maintain opinions."
Now thou whisperest softly as if thy ripples conveyed faint murmurs of love; but, if the gale arise, thou canst burst forth into notes of laughter as thy waters leap to the shore with bounding mirth; and, if the wind grow higher, thou canst speak louder and more menacingly; till, when the storm comes on, thou lashest thyself into a fury, thou boilest with rage, and thy wrathful voice vies with the rush of the tempest and the roar of the thunder!
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