Ac mihi ante omnes specialiter, altera cuius pars orientis erat patria, in qua scilicet ortus possessorque etiam non ultimus esse videbar, iniecere manum mala, sed mihi debita dudum, quod me et invitum protracto errore tenerent agminis ipsa mei primum molitio pigra, dissona et interdum carorum vota meorum, saepius et propriis certans mens obvia votis, ambigui eventus quotiens formido recurrens tardabat coepto sorte obsistente paratus; allicerent et contra animum suetudo quietis, otia nota, domus specialia commoda plura, omnibus heu! nimium blandis magnisque refertae deliciis cunctisque bonis in tempore duro, hospite tunc etiam Gothico quae sola careret; quod post eventu cessit non sero sinistro, nullo ut quippe domum speciali iure tuente cederet in praedam populo permissa abeunti: nam quosdam scimus summa humanitate Gothorum hospitibus studuisse suis prodesse tuendis.
And on me particularly above all, who had a second country in the East'where indeed I was born and was also held to be an owner of great consequence'did misfortunes lay hold, yet such as were long my due; because, albeit reluctant, I was kept absent on a journey prolonged, first by the mere sluggish effort of my train, sometimes also by the conflicting wishes of my dear ones, and too often by the struggle of their resolves with my own wishes whenever their returning dread of an uncertain issue delayed by some perverse chance preparations already begun; and on the other hand because my nature was enticed by my habits of ease, my wonted repose, the many special comforts of my home'too full, alas! with all great and pleasant luxuries and every blessing in those rough days, and which alone at that time lacked a Gothic guest. This circumstance was followed not long afterwards by a disastrous result, namely that, since no particular authority protected it, my house was given up to be pillaged by the retiring horde; for I know that certain of the Goths most generously strove to serve their hosts by protecting them.
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