Letter 5013: I'm tired and annoyed with writing — how long are we going to keep imitating the pleasure of real conversation with...
Taedet pigetque iam scribere ; quousque enim stili imagine iucunditatem vivi ser-
monis imitabimur? quid quod etiam felicitas publica et pax orbis hortatur, ut larem 10
repetas? qua in re tibi oportunus incentor frater noster Ponticianus accedet bonorum
petitu sortitus hanc operam, ut tibi ob rem uxoriam demoranti desiderium revisendae
urbis admoveat.
XXXIII (XXXI).
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