A friend of Psellos had kindled intellectual fire in Psellos, now quenched; he wanted it to blaze again

Summary:
Psellos asked that the all-consuming intellectual fire kindled by his friend, now out, should again blaze high. He had given him kindling and a spark, wanting words from the chattering swallow, wishing to be burned by the fire of desire and cooled by streams of speech 
Dates:
1060 (Uncertain) 
friend of Michael Psellos (Anonymus 2530)
  • He had kindled an all-consuming intellectual fire, now quenched; Psellos wanted it to blaze again, giving him the means to relight it; he should chatter like a swallow and burn Psellos by the fire of desire and cool him by streams of speech (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 199, 1-15
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • Psellos asked that the all-consuming fire, now out, should again blaze high; he had given Anonymus 2530 kindling and a spark, wanting words from the chattering swallow, wishing to be burned by the fire of desire and cooled by streams of speech (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 199, 1-15
  • Psellos asked for another blaze of intellectual excitement from Anonymus 2530 Psellos Letters (K - D) 199, 1-15