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Pliny's Epistles in Ten Books: Volume 1, Books 1-6

The Life of Pliny

1.

Pliny's Epistles Book I

2.

Pliny's Epistles Book II.

3.

Pliny's Epistles. Book III.

4.

Pliny's Epistles. Book IV.

5.

Pliny's Epistles. Book V.

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6.

Pliny's Epistles. Book VI.

6.1.

Epistle I. To Tyro.

6.2.

Epistle II. To Arrian.

6.3.

Epistle III. To Verus.

6.4.

Epistle IV. To Calphurnia.

6.5.

Epistle V. To Ursus.

6.6.

Epistle VI. To Fundanus.

6.7.

Epistle VII. To Calphurnia.

6.8.

Epistle VIII. To Priscus.

6.9.

Epistle IX. To Tacitus.

6.10.

Epistle X. To Albinus.

6.11.

Epistle XI. To Maximus.

6.12.

Epistle XII. To Fabatus, His Wife's Grandfather.

6.13.

Epistle XIII. To Ursus.

6.14.

6.15.

Epistle XV. To Romanus.

6.16.

Epistle XVI. To Tacitus.

6.17.

Epistle XVIII. To Restitutus.

6.18.

Epistle XVIII. To Sabinus.

6.19.

Epistle XIX. To Cornelius Nepos.

6.20.

Epistle XX. To Tacitus.

6.21.

Epistle XXI. To Caninius.

6.22.

Epistle XXII. To Tyro.

6.23.

Epistle XXIII. To Triarius.

6.24.

Epistle XXIV. To Macer.

6.25.

Epistle XXV. To Hispanus.

6.26.

Epistle XXVI. To Servianus.

6.27.

Epistle XXVII. To Severus.

6.28.

Epistle XXVIII. To Pontius.

6.29.

Epistle XXIX. To Quadratus.

6.30.

Epistle XXX. To Fabatus.

6.31.

Epistle XXXI. To Cornelian.

6.32.

Epistle XXXII. To Quintilian.

6.33.

Epistle XXXIII. To Romanus.

6.34.

Epistle XXXIV. To Maximus.

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Epistle XXXII. To Quintilian.

by the Same. [Mr. Henley.]

[_]

He makes him a Present for his Daughter.

THO', you, for your own particular, are very Modest and Frugal, and have Educated your Daughter in a manner becoming yourself, and the Niece of Tutilius: Yet since she is to marry a Gentleman of Quality, Nonius Celer, who is oblig'd by his Rank to make a Figure in Life; She ought to be furnish'd with Dress, Equipage, and Attendants, agreeable to the Character of her Husband; Our Dignity is not encreas'd by these Advantages, but it is set off by them. Besides, I know you to be, tho' very happy in Mind, yet not over-stock'd with the Goods of Fortune; therefore I claim a part of your Charge, and as another Father to our young Lady, I present her with 50000 Sesterces; more should readily

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be at her Service; if I was not sensible, that only the moderate Nature of the Offer, could prevail upon your Modesty to accept of it.

Farewell.