Letter 6083: I would have loved to be with you to celebrate my dear daughter's birthday -- may it return for many years to come.
Natalem domnae filiae meae, quem per annorum recursus optamus esse numero- ^^
sum, vobiscnm agere et participare voluissem, nisi proposito restitisset imbrium con-
tinuatio. fungimur tamen religioso honore iucunditate munusculi petentes, ut suscep-
tionis benignitate oblationis exilitas augeatur. vale.
LXXXI (LXXXH).
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