It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
(c.55 - c.120 AD)
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It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.