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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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with_o such_o affection_n and_o vigilancy_n as_o great_a can_v be_v require_v and_o above_o all_o i_o will_v observe_v with_o due_a respect_n your_o renown_a father_n whereunto_o i_o be_o bind_v by_o ancient_a amity_n and_o your_o benefit_n and_o dignity_n farewell_n cicero_n to_o publius_n servilius_n his_o colleague_n ep._n 69._o caius_n curtius_n mithres_n be_v freeman_n to_o posthumius_fw-la my_o familiar_a acquaintance_n but_o he_o honour_n and_o observe_v i_o as_o much_o as_o his_o own_o master_n whensoever_o i_o be_v in_o ephesus_n i_o be_v no_o less_o bold_a with_o his_o house_n then_o with_o my_o own_o and_o in_o diverse_a occasion_n i_o have_v find_v he_o to_o i_o both_o a_o good_a and_o faithful_a friend_n wherefore_o if_o it_o occur_v that_o either_o i_o or_o any_o of_o my_o friend_n have_v need_n of_o any_o thing_n in_o asia_n i_o usual_o write_v to_o he_o i_o make_v use_v therein_o not_o only_o of_o his_o fidelity_n and_o endeavour_n but_o i_o command_v his_o house_n 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he_o for_o a_o honest_a man_n he_o will_v think_v he_o have_v make_v the_o great_a purchase_n that_o the_o world_n afford_v and_o therefore_o i_o entreat_v you_o the_o most_o effectual_o i_o can_v to_o take_v he_o into_o your_o protection_n and_o to_o reckon_v he_o in_o the_o number_n of_o your_o friend_n in_o all_o your_o occasion_n i_o will_v not_o fail_v both_o with_o my_o counsel_n and_o endeavour_n to_o do_v you_o any_o acceptable_a pleasure_n farewell_n cicero_n to_o publius_n servilius_n his_o colleague_n ep._n 70._o because_o every_o man_n take_v notice_n that_o you_o love_v i_o diverse_a affect_v that_o i_o shall_v recommend_v they_o to_o you_o i_o sometime_o herein_o satisfy_v the_o vulgar_a but_o most_o a_o end_n my_o friend_n as_o at_o this_o present_a for_o i_o have_v singular_a friendship_n and_o familiarity_n with_o titu●_n ampius_n menander_n a_o thri●tie_n diligent_a and_o modest_a person_n who_o fidelity_n be_v well_o know_v both_o to_o his_o patron_n and_o myself_o 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