This book is an educational text on oratory, written by L. Fabius Quintillianus and edited and illustrated by Charles Rollin, for the use of Portuguese schools. It covers a wide range of rhetorical topics including the art of speaking and writing persuasively, the use of figures of speech, and the role of the orator in society. It is an essential read for students of classical rhetoric and anyone interested in the history of education.

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