1The vows, sir, undertaken in the previous year, we have discharged eagerly and joyfully, and we have taken up new ones again, with the soldiers and the provincials vying in their devotion, praying the gods to preserve you and the state flourishing and safe with that kindness which, besides your great and very many virtues, you have earned by your exceptional piety, your obedience and your honour towards the gods.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.100
New Year vows for Trajan
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