Letter 86: To my Brother.
Synesius of Cyrene→Alethius, (brother of Florentius)|c. 402 AD|Synesius of Cyrene
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Letter 86: A Recommendation
[1] To his Brother
I have entrusted to the charming Gerontius a letter addressed to your august and thrice-longed-for-self, one that offers and opportunity for your first meeting. [2] Then perchance you will honor him for my sake, but, after you have made trial of him, you will honor someone else for his.
Letter 86: A Recommendation
[1] To his Brother
I have entrusted to the charming Gerontius a letter addressed to your august and thrice-longed-for-self, one that offers and opportunity for your first meeting. [2] Then perchance you will honor him for my sake, but, after you have made trial of him, you will honor someone else for his.
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Letter 86: A Recommendation
[1] To his Brother
I have entrusted to the charming Gerontius a letter addressed to your august and thrice-longed-for-self, one that offers and opportunity for your first meeting. [2] Then perchance you will honor him for my sake, but, after you have made trial of him, you will honor someone else for his.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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