Imagine with thyself, courteous reader, how often I then wished for the tongue of Demosthenes or Cicero, that might have enabled me to celebrate the praise of my own dear native country in a style equal to its merits and felicity.
Pentsa, irakurle atsegin horrek, nola irrikituko nuen orduan Demosthenes edo Ciceronen mihia izatea neure sorterri maitearen gorespenak bere merezimendu eta zoriontasunaren mailan ospatzeko gai izateko.