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The Latin prose of Tacitus and Cicero, the verse of Virgil and Horace, are like a Greek statue, or an Italian cameo--you have not only exquisite beauty, but also exquisite precision.
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Hoar compares the beauty and precision of classical literature to fine art, highlighting their value.
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