Letter 9009: The moment a suitable occasion presented itself, I wrote without delay to express how much I miss you — so that,...
The moment a suitable occasion presented itself, I wrote without delay to express how much I miss you — so that, assured of my well-being, you may attend to your own health and meanwhile ease the pain of my absence through the pleasure of correspondence. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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