Letter 111
Lest you think I've been entirely idle, I'm entrusting to your learned judgment a little book — a record of my recent efforts — which won favorable votes from my fellow citizens in the Senate.
You see: I'm preemptively submitting myself to the rigors of your most exacting scrutiny. I don't plead the merit of my style — I point to the judgment of the Senate. My cause and my audience's cause are one. Everyone will learn whether your verdict confirms or corrects theirs [Text breaks off in source.]
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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