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 irregular manner has its beauties: but, upon my word, it is a beauty I had not at all in my view."

example of a similar brevity of expression, which admits of no imitation in English, occurs in another letter of Cicero to Trebatius, ''Ep. l''. 7. 14.

translating this passage, Mr Melmoth has shewn equal judgement. With-