Letter 6021: I seized the occasion to discharge the duty of humble deference that I owe you.
Ennodius to Faustus.
I seized the occasion to discharge the duty of humble deference that I owe you. The opportunity came, and I was not going to let it pass — for debts of respect, unlike debts of money, grow larger the longer they remain unpaid.
Consider this letter a payment on account, with the promise of more to follow. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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