Dimisisti optimum virum tibique carissimum invitus et tristis, et quasi retinere non posses, quantumque amares eum, desiderio expertus es, distractus separatusque, dum cedis ut vinceris.
You released from office a man of the highest merit, one of your dearest friends, in spite of your grief and reluctance, as if there was no possibility of your retaining him. How much you felt for him was shown by the extent of your regret; your heart was torn and broken as you yielded to his pressure.
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