Tale ingenium

Latin Construction

tal|e ingen|ium. neut.

1. ‘Such talent,’ ‘such character.’

Loci

• αʹ Cicero, Ad Atticum 11.17:

incredibili sum dolore adfectus tale ingenium in tam misera fortuna versari

I was moved by extraordinary grief, that such character would be caught up in such sad circumstances.

• βʹ Cicero, Ad Atticum 14.1:

Etenim si ille tali ingenio exitum non reperiebat, quis nunc reperiet?

After all, if he was so talented and couldn't find a way, then who could?