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A18843 The familiar epistles of M.T. Cicero Englished and conferred with the: French Italian and other translations; Epistolae ad familiares. English Cicero, Marcus Tullius.; Webbe, Joseph. 1620 (1620) STC 5305; ESTC S107976 375,357 1,062

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whether_o he_o be_v there_o or_o not_o you_o will_v call_v to_o mind_n that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o my_o most_o intimate_a and_o dear_a friend_n and_o entreat_v you_o to_o carry_v your_o s●lf●●●●_n towards_o he_o that_o he_o may_v perceive_v that_o my_o recommendation_n do_v afford_v he_o great_a assistance_n farewell_n cicero_n to_o acilius_n vice-consull_n epist._n 31._o i_o frequent_a caius_n flavius_n a_o roman_a knight_n of_o noble_a descent_n and_o honourable_a estate_n very_o domestical_o in_o that_o he_o be_v a_o viscerall_a friend_n of_o caius_n piso_n my_o son_n in_o law_n and_o in_o that_o not_o only_o he_o but_o also_o fla●ius_n his_o brother_n observe_v i_o wi●h_v all_o respect_n i_o will_v have_v you_o therefore_o to_o honour_v i_o show_v he_o all_o those_o favour_n and_o courtesy_n which_o you_o m●y_v honest_o perform_v a●d_v without_o impeachment_n to_o your_o dignity_n i_o will_v take_v it_o for_o so_o great_a kindness_n as_o you_o can_v do_v i_o a_o great_a and_o 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his_o wife_n terentia_n epist._n 16._o though_o the_o time_n be_v such_o as_o it_o be_v not_o material_a that_o either_o i_o shall_v expect_v your_o letter_n or_o you_o i_o nevertheless_o i_o daily_o look_v for_o they_o and_o whensoever_o i_o h●ue_v opportunity_n i_o likewise_o write_v unto_o you_o and_o i_o know_v not_o why_o velutina_o shall_v h●ue_v be_v more_o officious_a to_o y●u_n than_o sh●●_n have_v be_v and_o ●hat_n little_a s●e_n have_v don●_n she_o may_v h●ue_v p●r●or●ed_v it_o mo●e_n diligent_o and_o w●●h_a gr●●te●_n caution_n but_o what_o import_v this_o there_o ●re_n other_o ma●ters_n of_o gre●ter_a consequence_n and_o grea●er_n molestation_n which_o procure_v ●e_a tha●●ffliction_n which_o they_o ar●_n gla●_n of_o ●hat_n have_v beat_v i_o from_o m●●e_a own_o opinion_n be_v careful_a of_o you●_n health_n the_o iiij_o of_o januarie_n cicero_n to_o terentia_n his_o wife_n epist._n 17._o if_o i_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o write_v i_o will_v do_v it_o free_o and_o very_o 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