Marcus Cornelius Fronto→Marcus Aurelius|c. 147 AD|Marcus Cornelius Fronto|From Rome (career hub)|To Rome (career hub)|AI-assisted
My lord, I shall see you the day after tomorrow; I am still weak from pain in my elbow and neck. Bear with me, I beg you, for asking too much and asking for something difficult. I have convinced myself that you can accomplish as much as you strive for. Nor will I beg you not to hate me if you fail to complete everything I ask, provided you apply your heart and attention to it as you always do. Farewell, my lord, dearer to me than my own life. Give my greetings to the Lady your mother.
145–147 A.D. To my Lord. I cannot see you, my Lord, till the day after tomorrow; for I am still laid up with pain in the elbow and neck. Bear with me, I beseech you, if what I ask of you is too great and difficult, so rooted in my mind is the conviction that you can succeed in all your endeavours. And I will let you hate me, if you do not accomplish all that I ask, provided that you apply, as you do, heart and mind to it. Farewell, my Lord, dearer to me than my life. Greet my Lady your mother.
ad M. Caesarem 5.44 [77 Hout; 1.218 Haines]
Domino meo.
Perendie, domine, te videbo; sum enim adhuc a cubito et cervice infirmus. Fer me, obsecro, nimia et ardua a te postulantem: Ita in animum meum induxi posse te efficere, quantum contenderis. Nec deprecor, quin me oderis, nisei quantum postulo perfeceris, si, ut facis, animum et studium accommodaveris.
Vale, domine, anima mea mihi potior. Dominam matrem saluta.
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My lord, I shall see you the day after tomorrow; I am still weak from pain in my elbow and neck. Bear with me, I beg you, for asking too much and asking for something difficult. I have convinced myself that you can accomplish as much as you strive for. Nor will I beg you not to hate me if you fail to complete everything I ask, provided you apply your heart and attention to it as you always do. Farewell, my lord, dearer to me than my own life. Give my greetings to the Lady your mother.
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Latin / Greek Original
ad M. Caesarem 5.44 [77 Hout; 1.218 Haines] Domino meo. Perendie, domine, te videbo; sum enim adhuc a cubito et cervice infirmus. Fer me, obsecro, nimia et ardua a te postulantem: Ita in animum meum induxi posse te efficere, quantum contenderis. Nec deprecor, quin me oderis, nisei quantum postulo perfeceris, si, ut facis, animum et studium accommodaveris. Vale, domine, anima mea mihi potior. Dominam matrem saluta.