Letter 5007: You know our friend Anastasius well — you've seen him often at home.
You know our friend Anastasius well — you've seen him often at home. That familiarity alone should speak in his favor with you, even without any formal introduction. But now I'm confident your attention to him will be even greater, since he comes recommended by both an old acquaintance and this present letter. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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