Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus
L. Aurelius Avianius Symmachus
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Lest my interruption of correspondence be counted against me as a fault, I prefer to be prompt in my duty rather...
This is a letter where the social gap between us actually shapes what we write.
I'm deeply grateful to learn that you don't find my letters tasteless, and I consider it a real gift that my...
...and so I've returned to the Bay of Baiae, since Baiae was quiet by then.
You certainly imitate the style of Menippean Varro, but you surpass his talent.
It's no use accusing me of silence — I've been scrupulous about keeping up my correspondence, and there's hardly...
People who hope to receive a gift are usually the impatient ones.
I'm in good spirits now that you've remembered your promise and set out.
We were worried the rain would hold you up.
Is this really my luck — that everywhere I turn, there's something that needs rebuilding?
...so that we may hear good news of your health and your affairs, and pass this short time we plan to spend in...