Read complete letters by pliny the younger available from rakuten kobo. The comments at the bottom of the letters have been added from various sources. I am obedient to your commands, my dear colleague, and i really am taking care of my eyes according to your instructions. It is not known which book this refers to perhaps a book from the histories of tacitus. The project gutenberg ebook of letters of pliny, by pliny this ebook is for the use of. Complete letters ebook by pliny the younger rakuten kobo. Choose from 500 different sets of pliny letter translation flashcards on quizlet. I ingenuously own therefore, i so much the more covet a place in them. Pliny book 1 pliny book 1, letter 1 english translation pliny book 1, letter 1 latin text. They tell us about the man himself and his wide interests, and about his many friends, including tacitus, martial, and suetonius. The text of books i to ix of the letters rests on three manuscript traditions, the 9 book, the 10 book and the 8 book, known as.
I am pleased to find by your letter that you are engaged in building. We have an account, also, of the arimaspi in solinus, very nearly in the words of pliny. The present recess from business affords you leisure to give, and me to receive, instruction. His letters are arranged in ten books, of which the tenth consists entirely of letters to and from the emperor trajan. Pliny s letters are important as a social document of his times. I am waiting for mauricus7 return for he had not yet come back out of exile. Letters of pliny, by gaius plinius caecilius secundus. Most of the wonderful tales related in this chapter may be found in aulus gellius, b. If we are generally careful to have our faces taken by the best artists, ought we not to desire that our actions may be celebrated by an author like. My lettersfor now there is no need for you to writewill have shown you how pleased i am. I strongly presage and i am persuaded not falsely that your histories will be immortal.
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