Letter 9024: All would be well with my spirit if you would at least condescend to write.

From: Ennodius, deacon in Pavia To: Avienus Date: ~513 AD Context: A letter expressing conditional satisfaction — things would be well if only Avienus would write. Ennodius to Avienus. All would be well with my spirit if you would at least condescend to write. The silence that greets my letters is becoming difficult to interpret charitably. I have offered every excuse on your behalf that friendship can invent; now I need you to supply a real one. Farewell.

XXIIII. ENNODIVS AVIENO. Bene erat animo meo, si uel ad scriptionem frequens portitorum suggereretur occasio, quia in remedio desiderii senior prouidentia munus litterarum comparauit, m quo ad uicem praesentiae formato aestuantibus blanditur alloquio: et licet de ipsis remediis mens aegrescat absentium et de medicina sollicitudinis cura geminetur, attamen non sunt deserenda quae sola sunt. ergo infante Valentino Romam petente, quantum sub celeritate potui, de his quae erant loquenda subripui, breuiter significans ualitudinem corporis mei fuisse turbatam. satis est tamen, si nuntio prosperitatis uestrae, dum fit hilaris anima, conualescam. domine mi, salutationis muniis, sicut reuerentia uestra postulat, exsolutis rogo, ut iam me de uotorum effectu et de bonis uestris epistularis subleuetis promulgatione conloquii 8 uiuo] nostro fort . illw B 4 circulos B, curricnlos LP TVb 5 wntiget B lisertate gustate B\' 7 indigna B, genam L 8 possidentibus scripsi, possidensi dentibus B, possidens nidentibus LPTVb 10 exhibuistis B 11 ezspecto LV XXIIII. 14 uel/// T 18 aegriscat B 19 germinetnr L, geminentur Sirm. adtamen B 28 n ̃ tio L fii B . hilaree B 24 animQ L1 conualiscam B m T, mihi BLV