Letter 2070: Just as I cannot remain silent whenever an occasion invites my pen, so too, when there is no subject for a longer...
Just as I cannot remain silent whenever an occasion invites my pen, so too, when there is no subject for a longer letter, I must make do with a brief greeting. Do not judge the warmth of my feelings by the length of this letter. I write today only to assure you that all is well and that I think of you as always.
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Latin / Greek Original
Vt silere non possum, quotiens stilum invitat occasio, ita si desit causa longioris
adloquii, seriem paginae stringo conpendio. loqnax enim copia est, quae in re usi-
tata atque sollemni verbomm rednndat eluvie. have igitur dico et vicissim peto, ut
me prosperorum tuorum indicio munereris.
tai ego
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64 SYMMACHI EPISTVLAE
LXX (LXVIin) ante a. 395.
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