Letter 5042: The urgency of a repeated request adds great weight to my first petition, and so I press my case again about...
The urgency of a repeated request adds great weight to my first petition, and so I press my case again about providing the animal hunters, hoping that a second letter may stir your diligence more effectively. The day of our spectacle is drawing near, and the generosity of the candidate alone will not suffice [Text breaks off in source.]
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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