Letter 9008: Ad Ragnemodum episcopum
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Ad Ragnemodum episcopum
Summe pater patriae. dulci mihi nomine Rucco,
interiora mei cordis amore tenens:
quidquid amicitiae veteris collegimus ambo
cescit in affectum semper, opime, meum.
nam mihi nulla meos oblivio tollit amantes:
ante sit extremum, quam mihi desit amor.
unde, beate pater. properans dependo salutem,
optans longinquo te superesse gradu.
hinc etiam genitae reddunt tibi pectore grates
munere pro niveo marmore de Pario:
quae, quotiens epulae disco tribuuntur in illo,
in doni specie te pietate vident.
nam pro gemmarum Serie tibi reddat honorem
cui data proficiunt crux veneranda throno.
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