Letter 2089: I take delight both in the honor with which you have now been elevated and in your continuing affection for me.

Quintus Aurelius SymmachusUnknown|c. 400 AD|Quintus Aurelius Symmachus|AI-assisted
monasticism

I take delight both in the honor with which you have now been elevated and in your continuing affection for me. May your new position bring you the satisfaction you deserve, and may our friendship only grow stronger as your responsibilities increase. I look forward to seeing what you will accomplish in your new role.

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Latin / Greek Original

Et honoris tni, quo nunc auctus es, et continuo in me amore delector.

volo igitnr, nt communia pignora curae mihi esse non dubites, qnae magis merita
tua quam scripta commendant. snpererat, ut adsidnnm stili tui mnnns exposcerem;
sed rednndantis est operae bona spontanea postnlare, ne meus stilus extorquere vi-
deatur, quod tui animi spondet humanitas. 30

3 aduentium P 1 m.

virgtUa supra a 2 m. 11 quia P 2 m.

29 sedred undantes P 1 m.

LIBEB n. 69

LXXXVim (LXXXVm) ante a. 395.

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