▁In ▁ 1 3 4 5 , ▁these ▁letters ▁were ▁found ▁by ▁Pet r arch ▁in ▁the ▁Chapter ▁Library ▁of ▁Ver ona . ▁ ▁V ives ▁frequently ▁c ites ▁Cic ero ▁as ▁a ▁prime ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁writer ▁who ▁tail ored ▁his ▁letters ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ep istol ary ▁occasion . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁V ives ▁begins ▁by ▁telling ▁“ Se ñ or ▁Id i á quez ” ▁to ▁always ▁consider ▁the ▁r het or ical ▁situation ▁for ▁the ▁letter , ▁primarily ▁evalu ating ▁the ▁relationship ▁of ▁the ▁writer ▁to ▁the ▁recip ient . ▁The ▁reason ▁is ▁that , ▁as ▁Saint ▁Am bro se ▁told ▁Sab inus , ▁" In ▁a ▁letter ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁living ▁presence ▁em its ▁its ▁g low ▁between ▁persons ▁distant ▁from ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁conversation ▁committed ▁to ▁writing ▁un ites ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁separated ▁from ▁each ▁other ." ▁ ▁Thus , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁speech ▁delivered ▁by ▁an ▁or ator ▁in ▁a ▁crow ded ▁assembly . ▁R ather , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁conversation . ▁V ives ▁then ▁gives ▁a ▁history ▁less on ▁on ▁the ▁letter ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁show ▁that ▁the ▁best ▁letter ▁writers ▁of ▁anti qu ity ▁understood ▁this ▁convers ational ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁letter . ▁ ▁V ives ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁ex ord ium ▁of ▁the ▁letter ▁is ▁both ▁the ▁hard est ▁to ▁write ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁letter . ▁ ▁It ▁will ▁color ▁the ▁reader ’ s ▁reaction ▁throughout ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁letter . ▁ ▁It ▁is