Letter 2042: I am getting ahead of your voluntary generosity with a formal request, so that what you would freely give may appear...
I am getting ahead of your voluntary generosity with a formal request, so that what you would freely give may appear to have been won by my petition -- and the goodness of your nature may be credited to my account. The distinguished Nicagoras [Text breaks off in source.]
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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