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Cicero
Letters to Atticus Passage 1
Passage 204 of 1,479
Canonical reference 2.24.1
Latin
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quas Numestio litteras dedi, sic te iis evocabam ut nihil acrius neque incitatius fieri posset. ad illam celeritatem adde etiam si quid potes. ac ne sis perturbatus (novi enim te et non ignoro quam sit amor omnis sollicitus atque anxius) - sed res est, ut spero, non tam exitu molesta quam aditu.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
In the letter I gave Numestius, I summoned you so urgently that nothing could have been sharper or more vehement. Add still more speed to that haste if you can. And do not be disturbed, for I know you and am not unaware how anxious and troubled all affection is. But the affair, as I hope, is less troublesome in its outcome than in its approach.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Dans la lettre que j’ai remise à Numestius, je t’appelais auprès de moi avec toute l’ardeur et toute l’insistance possibles. Ajoute encore, si tu le peux, quelque chose à cette rapidité. Et ne sois pas bouleversé, car je te connais et n’ignore pas combien toute affection est inquiète et anxieuse. L’affaire, je l’espère, sera moins pénible dans son issue que dans son commencement.
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