Letter 2085: You judged rightly and commendably that our brother Tatianus, the spectabilis, should be entrusted with the task.
Recte et probabiliter iudicasti, fratrem nostmm Tatianum spectabilem vimm con-
sulatui tuo interesse debere; siquidem aequitas postulabat, ut voti sui voluptate fme-
retur. nulli umquam nostmm tui amore cessit, quin immo semper primas sibi erga
te partes observantiae vindicavit. itaque testem alium non requirit. scit enim sibi
^^ plus esse loci apud tuum animum, quam posset meo sermone conquirere. relinquo
igitur eum fiduciae suae, qnia nihil potest esse cumulatius, boc tantum subicere con-
tentus, me quoque tibi eius nomine, si quid gratiae ceperit, obligandum.
LXXXV (LXXXHH) a. 393.
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To the Doctor Theodorus.
To my Brother.
St. Ambrose informs the Emperor Eugenius why he was absent from Milan. He then proceeds to reprove him for his conduct with regard to heathen worship.
Your brother, my admirable friend, is admired for his character; you are admired for your eloquence.