Letter 7026: Your eyes are searching for me, I'm sure -- but don't let your heart doubt that I'm present.
Your eyes are searching for me, I'm sure -- but don't let your heart doubt that I'm present. My devotion to you travels with me everywhere; I carry you in the fullness of my affection. Still, I exercise the pleasure of friendship through the pen. If you do the same in return, I'll enjoy a lasting possession of peace -- because you won't deny me the thing that could call me home. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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