Letter 5055: Regilianus, the son of my friend, has already proven himself worthy of respect through his own honest conduct, quite...
Regilianus, the son of my friend and himself long since approved in view of his own integrity, presented to you some time ago my letter by which he was to be commended, and therefore, being already known, he does not require the support of a second endorsement. The principle and habit of my devotion to you have nonetheless demanded that I write. For it is not right that I too should refrain from such offices, however much you yourself may for some time now disguise the matter. I hope, indeed, that what is customarily granted of one's own accord to friendship may at the least be repaid in return for my own assiduity. [...]
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Latin / Greek Original
' Regilianus amici mei filius et ipse suae bonestatis intuitu iam probatus dudum
tibi litteras meas, quibus commendaretur , exhibuit, et ideo secundae adstipulationis
auxilium utpote iam cognitus non requirit. mei igitur studii ratio et consuetudo ex-
egit, ut scriberem. neque enim fas est, quamvis iampridem ipse dissimules, me quo-
20 que huiusmodi officiis abstinere. spero enim, quod sponte amicitiae tribui solet, sal-
tem adsiduitati meae esse referendum.
Lxxin (Lxxi; .
Revision history
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern symmachus retranslated v1.
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