37. The policy of Attila, of Aetius, and of the Visigoths,
is imperfectly described in the Panegyric of Avitus and the
thirty-sixth chapter of Jornandes. The poet and the
historian were both biased by personal or national
prejudices. The former exalts the merit and importance of
Avitus; orbis, Avite, salus, etc. ! The latter is anxious to
show the Goths in the most favourable light. Yet their
agreement, when they are fairly interpreted, is a proof of
their veracity.