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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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not_o be_v very_o needful_a yet_o some_o friend_n of_o you_o think_v good_a that_o i_o shall_v write_v a_o word_n unto_o he_o for_o you_o to_o deliver_v i_o desire_v herein_o to_o content_v they_o the_o copy_n you_o shall_v see_v here_o under_o write_v farewell_n cicero_n to_o titus_n furfanus_n vice-consull_n epist._n 9_o between_o i_o and_o a●lus_n caecina_n there_o have_v ever_o be_v so_o great_a familiarity_n and_o friendship_n that_o none_o can_v possible_o be_v great_a for_o his_o father_n a_o valorous_a gentleman_n be_v my_o especial_a friend_n and_o himself_o i_o always_o love_v from_o his_o infancy_n because_o he_o give_v wonderful_a hope_n of_o singular_a bounty_n and_o eloquence_n and_o not_o only_o through_o amity_n but_o through_o a_o similitude_n of_o study_n we_o converse_v so_o domestical_o together_o that_o no_o man_n be_v more_o familiar_a with_o i_o than_o he_o it_o be_v not_o requisite_a that_o i_o write_v further_o you_o see_v how_o many_o occasion_n lead_v i_o to_o assist_v he_o in_o whatsoever_o my_o power_n extend_v unto_o and_o because_o i_o have_v see_v it_o manifest_o by_o diverse_a sign_n that_o you_o grieve_v much_o to_o see_v good_a man_n in_o these_o hard_a fortune_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n in_o so_o miserable_a a_o estate_n only_o i_o request_v you_o that_o the_o same_o desire_v you_o former_o have_v to_o help_v cae●ina_n may_v so_o increase_v as_o that_o it_o may_v equal_v the_o love_n you_o bear_v ●●y_a self_n you_o can_v do_v i_o a_o great_a pleasure_n farewell_n cicero_n to_o trebatius_n epist._n 10._o as_o there_o be_v no_o man_n better_o know_v than_o myself_o how_o much_o you_o love_v i_o so_o be_o i_o a_o testimony_n to_o myself_o of_o the_o love_n which_o i_o bear_v to_o you_o for_o i_o ever_o great_o grecue_v for_o the_o counsel_n you_o follow_v if_o it_o be_v counsel_n and_o not_o rather_o destiny_n to_o persevere_v in_o a_o civil_a war_n and_o now_o not_o see_v you_o so_o ready_o restore_v into_o your_o fo●mer_a 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