Stories of the Olden Time
Stories of the Olden Time
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I can raise forty thousand foot and eight thousand horse ; and as for money, I reckon, including the treasure whicli my father left me, there are about three thousand talents ready money. All these are wholly at your disposal." Cyrus accepted half the number of the troops, and left the king the other half, for the defense of the country against the Chaldeans, with whom he was at war.
12. The annual tribute which was due to the Medes he doubled, and instead of fifty talents exacted a hundred, an...d borrowed the like sum over and above in his own name. "But what would you give me," added Cyrus, " for the ransom of your wives ? " " All that I have in the world," replied the king. " And for the ransom of your children ? " " The same thing." " From this time, then, you are indebted to me the double of all your pos- sessions. And you, Tigranes, at what price would you redeem the liberty of your lady ? " E'ow he had lately married her, and was passionately fond of her. " At the price," said he, "of a thousand lives if I had them." Cyrus then conducted them all to his tent, and enter- tained them at supper.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I can raise forty thousand foot and eight thousand horse ; and as for money, I reckon, including the treasure whicli my father left me, there are about three thousand talents ready money. All these are wholly at your disposal." Cyrus accepted half the number of the troops, and left the king the other half, for the defense of the country against the Chaldeans, with whom he was at war.
12. The annual tribute which was due to the Medes he doubled, and instead of fifty talents exacted a hundred, an...d borrowed the like sum over and above in his own name. "But what would you give me," added Cyrus, " for the ransom of your wives ? " " All that I have in the world," replied the king. " And for the ransom of your children ? " " The same thing." " From this time, then, you are indebted to me the double of all your pos- sessions. And you, Tigranes, at what price would you redeem the liberty of your lady ? " E'ow he had lately married her, and was passionately fond of her. " At the price," said he, "of a thousand lives if I had them." Cyrus then conducted them all to his tent, and enter- tained them at supper.
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