Macedonius & Quintus Aurelius Symmachus

Your eyes are searching for me, I'm sure -- but don't let your heart doubt that I'm present.

Your silence has lasted long enough that I have concluded either that you are extremely busy or that you are...

You told me to stay at Baiae [the famous resort on the Bay of Naples].

If you had answered my letter, you would have lightened your own conscience.

You were joking, I think, when you wrote that you'd been frightened by soldiers on the road -- a transparent excuse...

What happened to your promises?

Friendship was invented so that the exchange of favors might serve mutual benefit.

This letter survives only in fragmentary form, with the manuscript text too damaged to reconstruct reliably.

I can tell that the devoted attention I pay your household is well known to you -- that's why you share good news...

We've arrived, but I already regret coming.

As I reported in my previous letter, my health was struck down on arrival -- whether by bad water or the change of...

I know you both want and expect my letters, since custom dictates that the person setting out should open the exchange.

I've been writing frequently these past days, but no amount of letters can satisfy the heart of someone who truly cares.

Both my devotion to you and my duty to the distinguished Eusebius -- a man who has earned the respect of the best...

The friendships of parents are rightly passed down to their children, so that affection once formed may benefit the...

I believe my letter reached you some time ago, explaining that my friend Iucundus, though eager for your judgment,...

You've always stood out for the brilliance of your life and learning, but now the congratulations of all good men...

...may he carry back your lasting affection and a greeting in return.

Mutual affection makes it natural for me to delegate tasks that serve my interests.

...the family's fortunes have grown, and my lord and son Flavianus is enjoying the fruits of private leisure.

I make a point of writing to you often, so it never seems my care for our friendship has cooled.

I've grown more confident in my affection for Athanasius, a man of fine qualities, now that I've learned your...

This isn't a new request -- it's one you'll recognize.