Young Murray, afterward Lord Mansfield, translated Sallust and Horace with ease; learned great part of them by heart; could converse fluently in Latin; wrote Latin prose correctly and idiomatically, and was specially distinguished at Westminster for his declamations.
Hoar describes Young Murray's impressive linguistic abilities and his early achievements in translation and declamation.
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