Letter 25: You show me that you are no ordinary devotee of learning, composing letters at such an hour as this.
To Parnasius. (358/59)
You show me that you are no ordinary devotee of learning, composing letters at such an hour as this...
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Latin / Greek Original
Παρνασίῳ. (358/59)
Οὐκ ἀγεννῶς μοι προσκεῖσθαι τοῖς λόγοις, καταμηνύεις δὲ
σὺ σαυτὸν ἀπὸ τοιαύτης ὥρας συντιθεὶς ἐπιστολάς. . . .
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