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" Son of Cyrus, the calamities of my family are too great to leave me the power of weeping : but the misfortunes of a companion, reduced in his old age to want of bread, is a fit subject for lamentation. "
Herodotus - Page 176
by Herodotus - 1901 - 613 pages
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The History of Ancient Egypt, as Extant in the Greek Historians, Poets, and ...

George Laughton - 1774 - 392 pages
...for a poor old man, no " way related to thee, as he is inform" ed." To which Pfammenitus replied, " ' Son of Cyrus, the calamities of my " family are too great to leave me the *' power of weeping. But the misfor•' tunes of a companion, reduced in *' his old age...
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The Sublime and Beautiful of Scripture: Being Essays on Select Passages of ...

Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - 1782 - 272 pages
...concerned for a poor ' man, no way related to thee ?' " Pfainmenitus re. " turned the following anfwer :" ' Son of Cyrus, the ' calamities of my family are too great to leave me the pow-. ' er of weeping; but the misfortunes of a companion, re« duced in his old age to...
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Elements of Criticism, Volume 1

Lord Henry Home Kames - 1788 - 548 pages
...«' concerned for a poor man, no way related to thee ?" Pfammenitus returned the following aafwer : " Son of " Cyrus, the calamities of my family are too great to t' leave me the power of weeping ; but tha misfortunes "-of a companion, reduced in his old age to...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts ..., Volume 14, Part 1

Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 434 pages
...highly concerned for a poor man, noway related to thee?" Pfammeticus returned the following anfwer: •' Son of Cyrus, the calamities of my family are too great to leave me the power of weeping; but the miffortunes of a companion, reduced in his old age to want of...
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Polyanthos, Volume 2

1806 - 312 pages
...highly concerned for a poor man, no way related to thee ?" Psammenitus returned the following answer : " Son of Cyrus, the calamities of my family are too great to leave me the power of weeping : but the misfortunes of a companion, reduced in his old age to want...
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners: With Strictures ..., Volume 21

1806 - 452 pages
...highly concerned for a poor man, no way related to thee t" Psammenitus returned the following answer: "Son of Cyrus, the calamities of my family are too great to leave me the power of weeping: hut the misfortanes of a companion, reduced in his o)d age to want of...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 16

1823 - 872 pages
...highly concorned for a poor man noway related to thee ?" Psammeticus returned the following answer : " Son of Cyrus, the calamities of my family are too great to leave me tin- power of weeping ; but the misfortunes of a companion, reduced in bis old age to want...
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The History of Herodotus, literally tr. by a graduate of the ..., Volume 1

Herodotus - 1824 - 380 pages
...way related to thee, as he is informed." To this question Psammenitus returned the following answer: "Son of Cyrus, " the calamities of my family are too great to leave me the " power of weeping ; but the misfortunes of a companion, " who, at the commencement of...
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The History of Herodotus, Volume 1

Herodotus - 1824 - 402 pages
...way related to thee, as he is informed." To this question Psammenitus returned the following answer: "Son of Cyrus, " the calamities of my family are too great to leave me the " power of weeping ; but the misfortunes of a companion, " who, at the commencement of...
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Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr, with a ...

Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1852 - 642 pages
...but Psammenitus answered as fol^vsrs . " Son of Cyrus, the calamities of my family are too great *> be expressed by lamentation ; but the griefs of my...has come to beggary on the threshold of old age." this answer was brought back by the messenger, it apto Cambyses to be well said ; and, as the Egyptians...
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