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:
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2 Maccabees 2:30
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;
Parallel Translations
To stand upon every point, and go over things at large, and to be curious in particulars, belongs 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:
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.