Section 32
Original Latin
quae de causa pro mea consuetudine breviter simpliciterque dixi, iudices, ea confido probata esse omnibus; quae a foro aliena iudicialique consuetudine et de hominis ingenio et communiter de ipso studio locutus sum, ea, iudices, a vobis spero esse in bonam partem accepta, ab eo qui iudicium exercet certo scio.
Musean translation
Complete machine-assisted Musean translation made directly from the Latin in Clark’s 1911 edition; source-language model review recorded. Perseus transcription: CC BY-SA 4.0, credited to the Perseus Project, Tufts University.
What I have said about the case, judges, briefly and simply in my customary manner, I trust has won everyone’s approval. What I have said outside the usual practice of the courts and the forum, about this man’s genius and more generally about learning itself, I hope you have received kindly; that the man presiding over this trial has done so, I know for certain.
Plain English translation
Complete machine-assisted Plain English translation made independently and directly from the Latin, not from the Musean edition; source-language model review recorded. Perseus transcription: CC BY-SA 4.0, credited to the Perseus Project, Tufts University.
Judges, I trust that everyone has approved what I have said about the case, briefly and straightforwardly, as is my habit. What I have said about this man’s talent and about the pursuit of literature generally, though outside the usual business and practice of the courts, I hope you have received favorably. As for the man presiding over the trial, I know for certain that he has.
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