Letter 7011: My spirits lift every time a letter from you arrives.
My spirits lift every time a letter from you arrives. Your words bring proof of your health and show off the progress of your mind. So I urge you: keep showering me with these little blossoms of your pen, and don't claim any holiday from writing just because you think I'll be back soon. Everything about my return becomes clearer and easier when your pages spur on a heart eager to come home. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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