TextA−AA+Bookmarks0← Letters of Basil↑ Libanius to BasilMain textLetters of Basil · Saint Basil the GreatBasEp 337.1.1Letter CCCXLIII.BasEp 337.1.1✦Explain this passageBasEp 337.1.2Libanius to Basil.BasEp 337.1.2✦Explain this passageBasEp 337.1.3IF these are the words of an untrained tongue, what would you be if you would polish them? On your lips live fountains of words better than the flowing of springs. I, on the contrary, if I am not daily watered, am silent.BasEp 337.1.3✦Explain this passage