Letter 9018: I have no doubt that you care about men of quality -- for your own character must take pleasure in the company of...
XXXXVn (XXXXmi) a. 398.
nF Bonorum virorum curam tibi esse non ambigo; mores enim tuos necesse est si-
railium [virorura] coniunctione gaudere. si quid igitur mihi tribuis, amplectere, quaeso s
te, amicitias domini et filii mei Flaviani, quem non solum parentis verum etiam
testis fidelitate commendo. reperies in eo mentem dignam amore tuo et meliore fortuna,
licet sacri beneficii magnitudo casibus eius occurrerit et ad cumulum lenitatis adiecta
sit evocatio. unde aequum est , ut quem respicit imperiale suffragium , familiaritas
vestra non deserat. vale. 10
xxxxvin (xxxxv).
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