Letter 9009: The moment a suitable occasion presented itself, I wrote without delay to express how much I miss you — so that,...
The moment a suitable occasion presented itself, I wrote without delay to express how much I miss you — so that, assured of my well-being, you may attend to your own health and meanwhile ease the pain of my absence through the pleasure of correspondence. Farewell.
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Latin / Greek Original
Senatoriis editionibns convenimnr, quaram necessitas eqnoram cnralium desiderat
emptionem. hnins igitnr rei gratia familiarissimos meos ad Hispaniam misi, ut qua-
drigas ex omni gregnm nobilitate mercentnr. his ad peragenda mandata tunm posco
sufi^raginm snmmoque beneficio profiteor obligandnm, si rem facti/ facilem, sed im-
20 per promoverit.
XXII (XX) a. 399.
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- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
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