Letter 5005: I took up your letter with great eagerness, since a long silence had built up my desire for news.
I took up your letter with great eagerness, since a long silence had built up my desire for news. Your report that all is well brought me real joy, and I ask that you continue to share such updates. Correspondence is the truest remedy for the pain of separation — and the more regularly we exchange letters, the less we'll feel the distance between us. My own health is good, which I mention so that you may set your mind at ease about me. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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