Letter 8026: A man who desires your letters cannot remain silent himself, nor should the one who seeks conversation set the...
Ennodius to Avienus.
A man who desires your letters cannot remain silent himself, nor should the one who seeks conversation set the example of silence. Thanks to the aid of your prayers — which make you acceptable to our God through innocence and devotion — I already feel myself improved. I send my respectful greetings and long to learn how well you are, since after recovering my health, the only comfort left is to be lifted by news of your prosperity.
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Latin / Greek Original
XXVI. ENNODIVS AVIBNO.
Necesse est, ut qui desiderat scripta uestra non taceat nec
silentii exemplum tribuat qui qui alloquium. iuxta orationum
uestrarum suffragia, quos innocentia et deuotio deo nostro facit
acceptos, meliorem me esse iam sentio, desiderans honorificentia
salutationis inpensa quam bene ualeatis agnoscere, quia post
receptam salutem unicum est solacium bono uestrae prosperitatis
adtolli.
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