Letter 84: To my Brother.
Synesius of Cyrene→Alethius, (brother of Florentius)|c. 401 AD|Synesius of Cyrene
friendship
Letter 84: A Recommendation
[1] To his Brother
A lengthy letter argues unfriendliness in the carrier, but the charming Gerontius knows all that I know, and if he were not unfriendly to falsehood, I think he would say concerning me even more than he knows, because he loves me, and has speech equal to the expression of his thought. [2] If you see him with gladness, then you will see him as I wish.
Letter 84: A Recommendation
[1] To his Brother
A lengthy letter argues unfriendliness in the carrier, but the charming Gerontius knows all that I know, and if he were not unfriendly to falsehood, I think he would say concerning me even more than he knows, because he loves me, and has speech equal to the expression of his thought. [2] If you see him with gladness, then you will see him as I wish.
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Letter 84: A Recommendation
[1] To his Brother
A lengthy letter argues unfriendliness in the carrier, but the charming Gerontius knows all that I know, and if he were not unfriendly to falsehood, I think he would say concerning me even more than he knows, because he loves me, and has speech equal to the expression of his thought. [2] If you see him with gladness, then you will see him as I wish.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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