7 surviving letters between Avitus of Vienne and Ennodius of Pavia, spanning 496-517 AD.
I would happily draw out the occasion that has earned me such frequent letters from you — if doing so did not burden...
Another person's need makes me importunate, because I owe it to those in difficulty to speak on their behalf.
I know that my silences cry out to you as loudly as any letter, and that nothing happens between us that goes unnoticed.
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Although we have exchanged many letters on many subjects, the conversation is not exhausted.