Letter 2019: I overflow with joy, and happiness does not limp.

Ennodius of PaviaConstantius|c. 508 AD|Ennodius of Pavia
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From: Ennodius, deacon in Pavia
To: Constantius
Date: ~508 AD
Context: A letter overflowing with joy at good news — Ennodius celebrates with characteristic exuberance.

Ennodius to Constantius.

I overflow with joy, and happiness does not limp. The news has arrived, and with it the confirmation of everything I had hoped for. I will not pretend to be measured about it — restraint in the face of genuine happiness is a kind of dishonesty.

Rejoice with me. The moment we waited for has come. Farewell.

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.

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