Letter 131: I asked the others to assist Mocimus with the sale he's come for.
I asked the others to assist Mocimus with the sale he's come for. But your son, as is natural, will make the request on our behalf -- that nothing be left undone, so that once the boy joins my school, he'll find me well-disposed through gratitude for the favor.
Show your son this letter and watch his eagerness.
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Latin / Greek Original
Μαρκελλίνῳ. (359/60)
Τῶν μὲν ἄλλων αὐτὸς ἐδεόμην, ὅπως συναίρωνται τῷ
Μοκίμῳ τῆς πράσεως ἐφ’ ἣν ἥκει, σοῦ δὲ ὁ παῖς, ὡς εἰκός,
ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν δεήσεται μηδὲν ἐλλείπειν, ὅπως, ἐπειδὰν εἷς μοι
γένηται τοῦ χοροῦ, πρᾴου μου τυγχάνῃ μνήμῃ τῆς χάριτος.
δεῖξον δὴ τῷ υἱεῖ τὴν ἐπιστολὴν καὶ θεώρει τὴν σπουδήν.
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