Letter 894: Libanius explains a delay in writing and updates Hesychius on his sons' studies.
Don't blame me; blame the times. They've brought so much trouble, grief, and the tears that follow. In such a state, it isn't easy to write frequently to so many friends. As for your sons, they spent the first of the last two months with both me and their old teachers; they spent the second focusing only on themselves, as that seemed most practical. With the help of Hermes and the other gods, we will resume our sessions on the fourth of this month.
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Latin / Greek Original
1. Μὴ ἡμῖν, τῷ καιρῷ δὲ ἐγκάλει πολλά τε ἐνεγκόντι πράγματα καὶ λύπην τὴν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ δάκρυα τὰ ἀπ᾽ ἐκείνης. εἶναι δὲ ἐν τοιούτοις καὶ ἐπιστέλλειν τοσούτοις φίλοις πολλάκις οὐ ῥᾲδιον. 2. παῖδες δὲ οἱ σοὶ δυοῖν μηνοῖν τὸν μὲν ἀνηλώκασι περὶ ἄμφω, τούς τε παλαιούς καὶ ἐμέ, τὸν δεύτερον δὲ περὶ ἐκείνους μόνους τοῦ συμφέροντος ταύτην ἄγοντος. 3. Ἑρμοῦ δὲ διδόντος καὶ τῶν ἄλλων θεῶν ἁψόμεθα συνουσιῶν ἐν τούτῳ δὴ τῷ μηνὶ τῆς τετράδος τὰ πρῶτα δεχομένης.
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