M. CORNELIUS FRONTO
Marcus Aurelius to Fronto.
Answer.
When you write thus to me, my master, you are aware, I am sure, that I am most anxious and offer up prayers for your health; of which, please heaven, we shall speedily be assured. Farewell, my most delightful of masters.
Fronto to Marcus as Caesar.
To my Lord.
Please acquaint your father with my illness. Tell me if you think I also should write to him.
Marcus Aurelius to Fronto.
Answer.
I will let my Lord know at once that your health necessitates this rest for you. But please write to him yourself as well. Farewell, my best and most delightful of masters.
Fronto to Antoninus Pius Augustus.
More dearly than with a portion of my life would I bargain to embrace you on this most happy and wished-for anniversary of your accession,[1] a day which I count as the birthday of my own health, reputation, and safety. But severe pain in my shoulder, and much more severe in my neck, have
- ↑ July 1, 138.
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