Letter 3059: ...may the diligence of our correspondence grow warmer through the fruit of reciprocity.

Quintus Aurelius SymmachusUnknown|c. 392 AD|Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
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From: Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
To: [Unnamed correspondent]
Date: ~392 AD
Context: A partially preserved letter discussing the rewards of diligent correspondence and exchanging greetings.

...may the diligence of our correspondence grow warmer through the fruit of reciprocity. Accept, then, my greeting, and at the same time know that the exchange of letters between us is one of the great pleasures of my life. When duty and distance conspire to keep friends apart, the written word becomes the bridge between them. I have much to tell you, but this letter must be brief. A fuller account will follow when time permits.

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.

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