Letter 7026: You have carried out my wishes beyond what I dared to request, and I write to thank you.
XXVI. ENNODIVS AGNELLO.
Pro uoto meo produxistis epistolam, dum res nulla fuscatas
nube purgatis. felicissima defensionis sorte adsumus innocentiae
1 colloquiia b et B carr . 2 exemplum B s.l . 4 quod Bb
6 ac B 8 adoliscente (0 ex u m. 1) B incoatio B 10 oportonitate
Bl 11 faciatis fort . nisi reetius filius suppletur
XXV. 13 EnnodiuB symmacho missa per ipsum ursum B b
15 repraehenaioue B 16 effrinationem B 18 a] ac B praephatione
B 20 caelaitudinia B eligitis malim .
XXVI. 28 faelicissima (jpr. a in ras.) B
et dextro semper omine per se splendentibus usuram uocis inpendimus.
facile eius lucem qui nitet adfirmas, nec deest
sermo qui commodetur absolutis. sic de caballo promisso processistis
adfatibus, quasi uobis aliquando obscena mentiendi
fuisset adfectio. uere per animam meam facilius sacros crederem
labi in hanc foueam posse pontifices. uitia maturos
nesciunt, nisi quos primaeuos inbuerint: infitiatio in hominibus
noua non germinat: quicquid in moribus nostris est, et sequitur
et praecessit. proinde ualete, ostrum Latiaris eloquii,
et mihi uicissitudinem amando restituite, illud prouidentes,
ut pro conpensatione tarditatis dignus mihi munere uestro
equus succurrat.
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