Letter 3026: Your Greatness is present, and your presence changes everything.

Ennodius of PaviaAvienus|c. 514 AD|Ennodius of Pavia
friendship
From: Ennodius, deacon in Pavia
To: Avienus
Date: ~515 AD
Context: A letter celebrating Avienus's attendance or participation in something — possibly a synod or a civic gathering.

To Avienus, from Ennodius.

Your Greatness is present, and your presence changes everything. The cause that languished without your support now thrives with it, and I write to acknowledge the difference you make.

Stay. Continue. The work is not done, and your contribution is irreplaceable. Farewell.

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

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