Letter 1055: You ask — like a good citizen born for the common welfare — what reliable reports say about the current crisis.
Qnaeris nt dvis ad bonum commnne genitns, qnid snper rebns anxiis vero proxi-
mnm nnntietnr. certis indieibns secnnda cognovimns; debinc mnlti silentii snspicio
5 sollicitis mmoribns locum fecit. sed mihi opinionnm talium, qnae sine anctore pro-
deont, nnlla cnratio est. inpendio angor animi, qnod sacrificiis multiplicibns et per
singnlas potestates saepe repetitis necdnm publico nomine Spoletinnm piatur ostentnm.
nam et lovem vix propitiavit octava mactatio, et Fortunae publicae multiingis hostiis
neqniquam undecimns honor factus est. quo loci simns, intellegis. nunc sententia
10 est in coetum vocare collegas. curabo, nt scias, si quid remedia divina promo-
verint. vale.
L (XXXXnn) ante a. 377.
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