Letter 6079: Not a day goes by without a letter from me.
Not a day goes by without a letter from me. What if you returned the favor? Still, I don't regret my diligence, even though the courtesy of reciprocity goes unobserved. Acts done out of love are pleasing even when they go unreciprocated.
I'm making my way back to health, but slowly. That's why I'm postponing any decision about a longer journey until my recovery is further along. I'm eager to hear what you've decided about coming back or spending time at your suburban estate. Farewell.
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Latin / Greek Original
NuIIus absque epistulis meis dies labitur. quid si adfatum mutuum redderetis?
nec tamen paenitet diligentiae, quamvis honor vicissitudinis neglegatur. nam quae
ex amore fiunt, etiam gratuita delectant. ego ad sanitatem lento adhuc gradu pro-
yehor, atque ideo itineris ulterioris ambiguum usque ad profectum sanitatis delibera-
10 tione sequestro. quid ipsi de reditu aut suburbana commoratione statueritis, havet
animus edoceri. vale.
LXXVU (LXXVni) a. 397.
Revision history
- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
Initial corpus import from Seeck edition OCR from Internet Archive.
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