Dear Good Old Friend!
I look back over my years, and there, again and again, I encounter the most friendly man who ever found his way to me.
Greetings to you, old fellow! Blessings and peace to you and your family!
Your
Richard Wagner
Source: The Letters of Richard Wagner to Anton Pusinelli, trans. and ed. Elbert Lenrow (Alfred A. Knopf, 1932), No. 82