Letter 7011: My spirits lift every time a letter from you arrives.
Adsurgit animus meus, quotiens amabilitatis tuae sermo defertur; nam et sani-
20 tatis tuae adportat fidem et profectum ostentat ingenii. hortor igitur, ut me istius-
modi linguae tuae flosculis frequenter aspergas nec ullam cessationem tibi vindices,
dum me brevi aestimas adfuturum. planiora enim mihi fient et faciliora omnia ad
recurrendum, si paginis tuis rever^entis animus incitetur. vale.
XII a. 400—402.
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