Letter 3022: Hope mocks me — it demands the frequency of letters but offers no guarantee that they will be received, much less...
XXII. ENNODIVS FAVSTO.
Inludit mihi spes quae exigit frequentiam litterarum. hac
enim fretus inefficacibus animum pasco conloquiis. diu est
quod sine intermissione scripta prorogans silentium, quod expugnatum
esse credidi, confirmatur. sed quid faciam, quando
2 et a B, a b 3 predicto BLTV inquietndine (ne ex nem
corr.) L s|oletis| B oletia tn mg. add.
XXI. 8 opiomouia B 9 sarmonis T 10 snblimen T1
12 facit T 13 benefitio V non add. in mg . T m. 2 14 ut
om. Pb peregrinis T ingredbtui B1 15 arohana BPT .
16 quia Bb, qui LPTV 18 debeo PTb, debebo BLV praecor
V prefatum BTV 19 re manifestet T prospitiat LV
colloquii PT, alloqaii Sirm..-
XXN. 92 exegit B 83 inefficatibus LTV 25 sed eonfirmatnr
B quaodo BT1, quomodo T1Vb, quemo L
uii ad consilium reducitur pio amore pectus obsessum ? putat
remedia et quae conperit nil iuuisse. salutati ergo obsequium
reuerentia exhibens consueta commendo praesentium perlatorem
ipsum Constantinum, cui snffragium honestas et pudor est,
cui quamuis plnra per affectum debeam, maiora tamen coactus
soluo per iudicium.
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