tempora navigii clarus reparaverat Eurus; sed mihi Protadium visere cura fuit: quem qui forte velit certis cognoscere signis, virtutis specimen corde videre putet: nec magis efficiet similem pictura colore quam quae de meritis mixta figura venit.
A clear South-east wind had brought again the moment for sailing; but I was eager to pay a visit to Protadius: a whoever perchance may wish to recognise him by sure signs should think in his heart that he is looking upon a model of goodness: no painting will ever give a truer portrait of him in colour than will the image that comes from his blended excellences.
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