Letter 7075: ...your delight prompted a letter written in high spirits.

Quintus Aurelius SymmachusUnknown|c. 398 AD|Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
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...your delight prompted a letter written in high spirits. A jubilant heart can't help showing itself off. May the gods' favor reward you for such great affection toward me. Since I know I can never adequately repay the debt, I pray that heaven's protection serve as your reward.

TO SEVERUS:

Your letters are always welcome, but this time the reader's heart was lifted to special heights.

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

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