Letter 7013: Ad Felicem socium

Venantius FortunatusFelix|c. 585 AD|Venantius Fortunatus
friendship

XIII. Ad Felicem socium
To Felix, His Companion

The high towers of Pierian [the Muses' mountain in northern Greece — here meaning learned or poetic] pride are difficult — I can barely reach them with a humble hand. But since we shared the one hall of our homeland as companions, trusting in that affection, I knock at your door, dear one.

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

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