Letter 2056: In hopes of good health, we have chosen a place near the sea, but the winds are still fighting against us and we...
Spe bonae valetudinis mari vicina delegimus, sed necdum auras salubres ventis
30 obluctantibus experimur. hincpigrior est matronae ad sanitatem recursus; cui si quid
refectionis dies melior adiecerit, optatiim de ea indicium non morabor. urbanis ne-
gotiis, ut insinuare dignatus es, inquies monitor securus inludit. alieno enim periculo 2
in efiicax et copiae nocitura tempfatur, ut cum vilitatis metus in angustias coegerit
civitatem, tunc opum validis quaestum augeat avara venditio. hoscinc homines arbitreris,
deliberatione non 0 cessat ergo patrom deliberatio, uum uocemur Afommien, cessante ergo patruni deli-
beratione uacamus Suse
IS curauimus P 1 m., curat umus (IV>) 19 luxoriae P 1 m,
21 symmacus P 24 quia Suse, tabeliari uitio Mommsen
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60 SYMMACHI EPISTVLAE
P qu]* plus amicis consilio nocent, quam inimicis odio obesse potuissent? sed nos publico
dudum opere perfuncti, aliena sileamus. dii meliora procurent! neque enim gaudere
dignum est^ si qua mihi laus ex alterius errore proveniat. vale.
LVI ante a. 395.
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