Letter 7058: The friendships of parents are rightly passed down to their children, so that affection once formed may benefit the...
Amicitiae parentum recte in liberos transfemntur , ut caritas semel inita succes-
soribus eoram velut hereditario iure proficiat. quo nomine optimi quondam viri Gre-
gorii filium diligendum pariter ac tuendum recepi; fuit enim mihi cum patre eius
fidum foedus animorum. sed religiosi debitum tecum opto partiri. qua-
15 propter quaeso, ut curam meam pro eo in ns, quae usus poposcerit, exequaris.
inter cetera autem vota iuvenis praecipuum liberalis animi signum est, quod cupit
foro tuo non obscurus ortu actor accedere; cui, ut spero, et magisterium splendore
dicendi et suffragium mentis bonitate praestabis.
LXXXVim (LXXXVIII) a. 399.
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