Letter 4027: The haste of the carrier forces me to be brief — a discipline I accept more readily when imposed by circumstance...
Ennodius of Pavia→Senarius, an man (a Roman official at Burgundian court)|c. 515 AD|Ennodius of Pavia
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From: Ennodius, deacon in Pavia
To: Senarius
Date: ~515 AD
Context: A brief letter prompted by the haste of the carrier — Ennodius writes quickly before the opportunity passes.
Ennodius to Senarius.
The haste of the carrier forces me to be brief — a discipline I accept more readily when imposed by circumstance than when chosen voluntarily. I send you greetings and the assurance of my continued devotion, and I trust the brevity will be forgiven. Farewell.
XXVII. ENNODIVS SENARIO.
Festinatio perlatoris in artum coegit epistulam et dolentem
magna fecit pauca dictare. apud eum tamen ista non grauant,
qui inter sermonum angustias interpres est sensuum. super
tarditate enim domni Fausti et opinionum uarietate discrucior.
uos post deum anxietati meae celeri rescriptione succurrite, quia
deterius est incerta macerari spe quam manifestam desperationem
indicio amantis agnoscere. ualete, mi domini, et aduertentes
quid cupiam uotiua uel necessaria promulgate conloquia.
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From:Ennodius, deacon in Pavia
To:Senarius
Date:~515 AD
Context:A brief letter prompted by the haste of the carrier — Ennodius writes quickly before the opportunity passes.
Ennodius to Senarius.
The haste of the carrier forces me to be brief — a discipline I accept more readily when imposed by circumstance than when chosen voluntarily. I send you greetings and the assurance of my continued devotion, and I trust the brevity will be forgiven. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.