For God put the greatest honour and many gifts into his hands, since He was a great friend to him, and on a proper occasion shall call forth the Muses, thereupon to assist me in this fine undertaking. And more than that, I pray for Christ, God the Most High, to come into my soul and my heart, He Who showed the greatest care for this man, as a father does for the last-born son, many times saving him from many dangers, defending him when dreadful harm was near.