Maximum Vibium et dignitatis et eloquentiae nomine a nobis diligi satis eram testatus epistula quam ad illum de editione Thebaidos meae publicavi; sed nunc quoque eum reverti maturius ex Dalmatia rogo.
I had borne sufficient testimony to my regard for Maximus Vibius, based on his high standing and literary gifts, in the letter to him which I published concerning the appearance of my Thebaid; but now I appeal to him to hasten his return from Dalmatia.
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