absum

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Sed ab eo plurimùm absum: Nec, ut ea cognoscas quæ tibi notissima sunt, ad te mitto; sed quià facillimè in nomine tuo acquiesco, et quia te habeo æquissimum eorum studiorum, quæ mihi communia tecum sunt, æstimatorem et judicem.

The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 05 John Dryden 1665
«be away», absum (§494) «be in command of», praesum, _with dat.

Latin for Beginners Benjamin Leonard D'Ooge 1900