21. Who, then, is so unused to human matters as to
be astonished at the differences of years? And yet even last year
we know that many provinces abounded with produce. What shall I
say of the Gauls which were more productive than usual? The
Pannonias sold corn which they had not sown, and Phætia Secunda
experienced harm of her own fertility, for she who was wont to be safe
in her scarcity, stirred up an enemy against herself by her
fertility. The fruits of the autumn fed Liguria and the
Venetias. So, then, the former year did not wither because of
sacrilege, and the latter flourished with the fruits of faith.
Let them too deny if they can that the vineyards abounded with an
immense produce. And so we have both received a harvest with
interest and possess the benefit of a more abundant vintage.