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Cicero
Letters to Atticus Passage 1
Passage 661 of 1,479
Canonical reference 8.12.1
Latin
perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat
mihi molestior lippitudo erat etiam quam ante fuerat. dictare tamen hanc epistulam malui quam Gallo Fadio amantissimo utriusque nostrum nihil ad te litterarum dare. nam pridie quidem, quoquo modo potueram, scripseram ipse eas litteras quarum vaticinationem falsam esse cupio. huius autem epistulae non solum ea causa est ut ne quis a me dies intermittatur quin dem ad te litteras sed etiam haec iustior, ut a te impetrarem ut sumeres aliquid temporis †quod tibi et quia† perexiguo opus est, explicari mihi tuum consilium plane volo, ut penitus intellegam.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
My inflammation of the eyes was more troublesome than before. Yet I preferred to dictate this letter rather than let Gallus Fadius, who is deeply attached to us both, carry no letter from me to you. Yesterday, indeed, I had written with my own hand as best I could the letter whose prediction I hope proves false. My reason for this letter is not only that no day should pass without my sending you something, but also this more substantial one: to obtain from you a little time, †which for you and because† very little is needed. I want you to explain your advice plainly, so that I may understand it thoroughly.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Mon inflammation des yeux était plus pénible encore qu’auparavant. J’ai néanmoins préféré dicter cette lettre plutôt que de laisser Gallus Fadius, qui nous aime tous deux passionnément, partir sans aucune lettre pour toi. La veille, j’avais moi-même écrit, comme j’avais pu, cette lettre dont je souhaite que la prophétie soit fausse. La présente lettre n’a pas seulement pour objet de ne laisser passer aucun jour sans t’écrire. Elle a aussi ce motif plus légitime : obtenir de toi que tu prennes un peu de temps, †ce qui pour toi, et parce que† il en faut très peu. Je veux que tu m’exposes clairement ton projet, afin que je le comprenne à fond.
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