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

The Life of Pliny

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1.

Pliny's Epistles Book I

1.1.

Epistle I. C. Plinius Secundus to his Beloved Septitius.

1.2.

Epistle II. To Arrianus.

1.3.

Epistle III. To Caninius Rufus.

1.4.

Epistle IV. To Pompeia Cælerina, his Wife's Mother.

1.5.

Epistle V. To Voconius Romanus.

1.6.

Epistle VI. To Cornelius Tacitus.

1.7.

Epistle VII. To Octavius Rufus.

1.8.

Epistle VIII. To Pompeius Saturninus.

1.9.

Epistle IX. To Minutius Fundanus.

1.10.

Epistle X. To Atrius Clemens.

1.11.

Epistle XI. To Fabius Justus.

1.12.

Epistle XII. To Calestrius Tiro.

1.13.

Epistle XIII. To Socius Senecio.

1.14.

Epistle XIV. To Junius Mauricus.

1.15.

Epistle XV. To Septitius Clarus.

1.16.

Epistle XVI. To Euritius.

1.17.

Epistle XVII. To Cornelius Titian.

1.18.

Epistle XVIII. To Tranquillus.

1.19.

Epistle XIX. To Romanus Firmus.

1.20.

Epistle XX. To Cornelius Tacitus.

1.21.

Epistle XXI. To Paternus.

1.22.

Epistle XXII. To Catilius Severus.

1.23.

Epistle XXIII. To Pompeius Falco.

1.24.

Epistle XXIV. To Bebius Hispanus.

2.

Pliny's Epistles Book II.

3.

Pliny's Epistles. Book III.

4.

Pliny's Epistles. Book IV.

5.

Pliny's Epistles. Book V.

6.

Pliny's Epistles. Book VI.

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Epistle XXI. To Paternus.

by the Same. [Mr. Henley.]

[_]

On his Servants.

I Ascribe very much both to the Delicacy of your Mind, and your Eye, not that you abound so much in Wisdom (do not flatter your self) but because you possess as much of it, as I have; and that is not inconsiderable. Without Jesting, I do imagine they are handsome Servants, that I have purchas'd by your Advice: I have only one thing to desire, and that is, to find them useful; which, in the case of these Market-Slaves, is better judg'd by hearing, than viewing of them.

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