tell of

formal + literary

1. 1 :  to be evidence of (something) :  to indicate Her smile told of her good news. His rough hands tell of a hard life.

2. 2 :  to describe (something) :  to make the details of (something) known The article tells of her Arctic journey.

3. 3 :  to talk to (someone) about (something) He told us of his plans to move to the city.