De eloquentia vero, si qua mihi fuisset, neque mirum neque invidiosum deberet videri si, ab ineunte aevo unis studiis litterarum ex summis viribus deditus, omnibus aliis spretis voluptatibus ad hoc aevi, haud sciam anne super omnis homines impenso labore diuque noctuque cum despectu et dispendio bonae valetudinis eam quaesissem.
As for my eloquence, however, if ever I possessed any, no one should think it cause for surprise or envy if, having dedicated myself with all my strength to nothing but the study of literature from my earliest years, and having rejected all other pleasures throughout my life, I may perhaps have surpassed all human beings in the tireless effort with which I have pursued eloquence night and day, to the neglect and the detriment of my health.
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