Letter 141: To the same person. (359/60)
**To the Same** (359/60)
Our pupil Macarius has a father named Macarius, and this man is one of the phalanx surrounding you. To him each of the magistrates has given a gift — the gift being time that allows him to see his son, a son dear to the Muses.
Grant him this gift along with the many others, a gift you would have been the first to give.
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