Basil the Great
Libanius to Basil.
Letters (Selected) — translated by Blomfield Jackson
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Letter CCCLII.
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Libanius to Basil.
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Behold! I have sent you my speech, all streaming with sweat as I am! How should I be otherwise, when sending my speech to one who by his skill in oratory is able to shew that the wisdom of Plato and the ability of Demosthenes were belauded in vain? I feel like a gnat compared with an elephant. How I shiver and shake, as I reckon up the day when you will inspect my performance I am almost out of my wits!
Translated by Blomfield Jackson. Edition opa.patristics.basil-the-great.letters-selected.en.