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Rh For this reason many of his contemporaries have doubted as to his being a really great orator, and only allowed his real sallies of wit and coups de théâtre in the tribune. It is now very difficult to judge him fairly in this respect. According to the testimony of men of his time who may still be questioned, the magic of his oratory lay more in his personal appearance than in his words. It was especially when he spoke slowly and