Letter 2074: It delights me to write frequently to those whose loving disposition toward me I have confirmed by clear evidence.
It delights me to write frequently to those whose loving disposition toward me I have confirmed by clear evidence. You are such a person, and so I never tire of the exchange. Each letter of yours brings me fresh pleasure, and I hope mine do the same for you. May this habit of correspondence continue between us as long as fortune permits, for the communion of letters is one of life's purest consolations.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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