I have just received a query about a statement purportedly made by Livy
regarding Colombo: "the most fascinating, picturesque place that I have
ever seen". I have a reference from Day By Day to a letter from Livy
to Susan Crane on January 17, 1896. I don't have access to letters from
this late a date and it would be nice to verify this. My query was from
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