Letter 752
To the Emperor Julian. (362 AD)
If this is the product of a sluggish tongue, what would you be if you sharpened it? But in your mouth dwell springs of eloquence too powerful to need any tributary. We, on the other hand, if not watered daily, have no choice but silence.
You seek to receive my speech without an advocate — that is why the excellent Priscus delays in coming to you. But accept it all the same. Whatever you decide, I shall be content.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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