Letter 7011: My spirits lift every time a letter from you arrives.
My spirits lift every time a letter from you arrives. Your words bring proof of your health and show off the progress of your mind. So I urge you: keep showering me with these little blossoms of your pen, and don't claim any holiday from writing just because you think I'll be back soon. Everything about my return becomes clearer and easier when your pages spur on a heart eager to come home. Farewell.
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Latin / Greek Original
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.
Revision history
- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
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