The Letters.
To Victor the Ex-Consul.
Letter CLIII.
To Victor the Ex-Consul.
As often as it falls to my lot to read your lordship’s letters, so often do I thank God that you continue to remember me, and that you are not moved by any calumny to lessen the love which once you consented to entertain for me, either from your wise judgment or your kindly intercourse. I pray then the holy God that you may remain in this mind towards me, and that I may be worthy of the honour which you give me.
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NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works. Historical English edition; series volume first published 1895.
Blomfield Jackson, translator
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