Letter 7046: ...either soothe your busy mind or repay my courtesies when you're at leisure.

Quintus Aurelius SymmachusUnknown|c. 387 AD|Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
property economics

...either soothe your busy mind or repay my courtesies when you're at leisure. Farewell.

TO THE SAME:

Your generous nature encourages me not to turn away those who ask for help. I have special reason to write on behalf of Theodulus, since he's a tenant on my own land -- the care I owe him is a duty, not a favor. So maintain your usual kindness and be willing to bend to my request, as your character promises. Whatever fault or error he's committed, please be generous enough to forgive it for my sake. Farewell.

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.

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