Letter 6074: Indulge yourselves, by all means -- you're so overflowing with the bounty of land and sea that the wealth of both...
Indulge yourselves, by all means -- you're so overflowing with the bounty of land and sea that the wealth of both elements supplies your table with a feast fit for the gods. It's enough for us that we get a share of everything you take in, and so generously that we too are swimming in fine dining.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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