Have no doubt upon this point, and if you want one thing more than another, let me know, and you shall be served immediately.

Remember that your undertaking a work of such magnitude will lay our city under the deepest obligation, not only to yourself, but also to your family for ever.

Great men, and of courageous spirit, take heart under adversities, and become more energetic." A pleasant thread runs through Michelangelo's correspondence during these years.

It is the affection he felt for his workman Pietro Urbano.

When he leaves the young man behind him at Florence, he writes frequently, giving him advice, bidding him mind his studies, and also telling him to confess.