Letter 5050: It is the mark of youthful vigor to rouse wild beasts from their woodland lairs and to pursue liberal studies with...
luvenalis industriae est excire saltibns feras et liberalia stndia silvestri voluptate
distingnere. sic olim Marsus inpiger et fortis Sabellns robnr habuemnt. nostris annis
parta proficiant. est huius indulgentiae in quibusdam avibns exemplum, nt nutrimenta
senescentibns aetas vicissim prima conportet. sed nondnm convenit yaletndini meae
porfyriae P, porphiriae V 13 cineres] M, cerneres PV 14 iusti (iu m ra»,) P 17 itaque V,
ista M coherens (co in ras,) P 1 m, 18 emlttam pelius P 20 Sperchio] Af(r), sperthio PV
itte V 1 m, 21 cedat] Wmgcndorp, credat PVM 22 snpBsa V, isU M 23 ad eum in
ras, V 2 m., ad ipsum M
28 «q* aur. symmachi uc explic ad patemu. incip eiusdem ad olybriu et probinum P, incipit ad oli-
brinm et probinum F, om. V 30 om, VF symmacus P 31 iuuenilis V 32 habuerer P
fort. scrib, robnr alnerunt 33 ut] /t P 34 oportet V
144 SYMMACHI EPISTVLAE
PVF uti ferinis yisceribas, nec tamen gratiam muneris vestri minuit apnd me necessitas
parsimoniae. nam etsi utendi abstinentia sanitati meae consulit, honor tamen maneris
animo satisfecit.
LXVIII (LXVI).
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