Letter 6005: I received your letter with such pleasure that I confess all my earlier complaints have been forgotten — the charm...
I received your letter with such pleasure that I confess all my earlier complaints have been forgotten — the charm of this recent kindness has wiped away the memory of your long silence. From now on, if you care about me, make a habit of writing regularly. You'll be repaid in equal measure with both correspondence and affection. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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