Dorotheus, correspondent of Procopius of Gaza & Procopius of Gaza

Procopius sends a literary answer to Dorotheus through another Dorotheus, son of Pelagius.

Procopius admires Dorotheus's zeal and hopes he wins the Muses while escaping slander.

Dorotheus's praise sends Procopius flying through fame until friendship's exaggeration becomes clear.

Dorotheus's absence makes Procopius count the sailing days and mistake others for him.

For lovers, spring is the beloved's voice after silence, not flowers or swallows.