Ego vero omnem eloquentiam omnesque eius partes sacras et venerabiles puto, nec solum cothurnum vestrum aut heroici carminis sonum, sed lyricorum quoque iucunditatem et elegorum lascivias et iamborum amaritudinem <et> epigrammatum lusus et quamcumque aliam speciem eloquentia habeat anteponendam  ceteris aliarum artium studiis credo.
My belief is that every form and every department of literary expression possesses something sacred and august. I hold the opinion that we should not only prioritize tragic buskin or sonorous epic over the pursuit of non-literary accomplishments, but also enchanting lyric poetry, provocative elegies, cutting iambics, playful epigrams, and in fact, all other forms in which eloquence finds expression.