Letter 1065: You urge me to cultivate our friendship through frequent correspondence.
Mones, ut amicitiae bonum scriptis frequentibus excolamus. plaoet hortatio in-
vitatrix religionis, et ut verum fatear, decus mihi est haec voluntas tua: amor enim lo
maximus plus requirit. sed quod ais, me potius, qui sim vacuus publicae rei, istius-
modi yigiliam debere sortiri, aequum esse dissentio. iamprimum quod homo licentis
otii scrutari vices commeantium non laboro, tuus honor vecturam litteris, nisi invenit,
facit ; dehinc quod mihi iners desuetudo oblimat ingenium, tibi inpigro iamdiu negotio
levatur usus loquendi. ergo quo tu ad scribendum maiore copia, boc ego dignior 15
venia raritatis. satisne videar his causis munitus in posternm? memineris volo, quidquid
a me sermonis acceperis, obsequii esse non otii.
LX (Lnn) a. 368—383.
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