2 Maccabees 2:30

To stand upon every point, and go over things at large, and to be curious in particulars, belongeth to the first author of the story:

To stand upon every point, and go over things at large, and to be curious in particulars, belongeth to the first author of the story:

To occupy the ground, and to indulge in long discussions, and to be curious in particulars, is fitting for the first author of the history;

Euen so I thinke for vs, that it apperteineth to the first writer of a storie to enter depely into it, and to make mencion of all things, and to be curious in euerie parte.