Letter 618: Harvest season is already upon us here, and it is autumn.
Δημητρίῳ (361)
Ἤδη καὶ ἡμῖν τὰ τῆς ὡραίας προέρχεται καὶ ἔστιν ὀπώ-
ρα. λύωμεν οὖν, εἰ δοκεῖ, τοῖς γεωργοῖς τοὺς δρόμους
τὴν
δ’ ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀγρῶν συμβουλὴν καὶ ἐπαινῶ καὶ δέχομαι. καὶ
πειρασόμεθα τῶν μὲν μὴ ἀποστῆναι, τὰ δὲ προσλαβεῖν.
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