Letter 5052: You have confirmed my own longstanding judgment about the charm and amenity of the Formian coast [modern Formia,...
Commendastis mihi vetus iudicium meum, qni ea de litoris Formiani gratia et
salubritate sentitis. parce antehac orae illius bona transitus vester degustaverat;
ea nunc pensius per moram cognita amari a vobis nsu longiore meruemnt. fero iam.
quam^uam vestri cupiens, quod procul degitis, et desiderio in vos meo indico patien- 25
tiam. at si fors votis eficctum secundet, opto in illo sinu agere vobiscum, quod re-
stat aestati, ut et locns mihi praestet valetndinem et vos animi volnptatem.
LXX (LXVin) .
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