Letter 9018: I have no doubt that you care about men of quality -- for your own character must take pleasure in the company of...
I have no doubt that you care about men of quality -- for your own character must take pleasure in the company of kindred spirits. If you have any regard for me, I ask you to embrace the friendship of my lord and son Flavianus, whom I commend to you not merely on the faith of his father but as a witness myself. You will find in him a mind worthy of your love and deserving of a better fortune -- though the magnitude of the imperial favor has already met his misfortunes, and a summons to court has been added to crown his relief. It is only right, therefore, that a man whom imperial patronage has noticed should not be abandoned by your friendship. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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