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On the Theophania

Eusebius of Caesarea, tr. Lee, 1843

This (being) alone, of those that are on the earth, duly regulates the voice of the …

This (being) alone, of those that are on the earth, duly regulates the voice of the chant, by the divisions of the chord. He also has divided the primary letters (of the alphabet) by the grammatical art, and has discovered the powers and province of reason. He too, has determined the combination of verbs and of nouns, as well as the precepts of rhetoric and grammar. All these moreover, does he bring together, preserve in his memory, and bring forward, as stores filled with every sort of treasure. In one mind too, does he comprehend both the events and histories of former times; and these will he bring forth whenever he pleases, as a river from an unfailing source, and inundate (therewith) the hearing of all present.