Letter 5076: The circumstances of our time test every friendship, and those that survive the test emerge stronger.
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Romam redisse me nuntio. atque utinam sanitatis qnoque meae index esse potuis-
sem, quam labefactavit peregrinationis iniuria et hiemalis asperitas. sed otio redditus
30 spero meliora. ipse ut valeas, divina praestabunt. nam ut homines meos solito favore
tuearis, postulare non debeo, cum incitamentum spontanea officia non requirant.
I reddito V^ mihi lex V^, ex V^ fratrem V^ aliquid anit asperiUtis inur. V^
2 quoque] qq V^
misi Vt
II sym help V^, om, V^M 14 ///ria P exultoque ad V2 8//dium P 15 ex-
ortatione P l m, 16 lectionem V\ lectioni (F) 17 enim om, V^ silere (F) propo-
sitio V»
uore sollto V*
152 SYMMACHI EPISTVLAE
LXXXXVII (LXXXXV).
PV^m SYMMACHVS HELPIDIO.
Maiaerim quidem taum solamen adipisci, ned quia litteris secundus ad gratiam locus
est, desiderio tui scriptorum conpensatio satisfecit maximeque iuvit animnm, quod
tecum bonam valetudinem redisse in gratiam nuntiasti. ipse Formiis adhuc residere s
PV lconstitui, ut mitigatis autumni aestibus ad suburbana concedam. neque enim temporis
mei ratio patitur, nt communem patriam maestus ingrediar. vale.
LXXXXVin (LXXXXVI) .
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