Letter 6084: You sent over everything from the birthday feast — every dish and delicacy made its way to us.
You sent over everything from the birthday feast — every dish and delicacy made its way to us. But one thing was missing that would have made the celebration complete... [Text breaks off here in the source.]
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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