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ALE XANDER THE GREAT. 197
whil e his courtiers were ridi culing the philosoph er,
he said, " If I were not Alexander, I should wish to
be Diogenes."
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" ' OR D EXERCISE :-
I. Give a list of compound words formed from stea d, and the ir
meanings.
2. Explain the meanings of the worth consist, consistency, and
consistent, and show their connection.
3. Analyze the word unmanageable, showing t he force of each part.
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50. STORIES OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.-U
1. Upo n taking Gordium, in Asia Minor, he found
a famous chariot, fastened with cords made of the
bark of th e cornel tree, and was informed of a tradition,
firmly believed among th e barbarians, that the
fates had decreed the empire of th e world to the man
who should untie the knot. Alexander, finding he
could not un tie it, cut it asunder with his sword.
2. While on his march through Asia Minor, Alexander
was st ruck down by IJ serious illness. Th e
physicians were afra id to try any remedy, in case
of its failure lending to th eir own destruction at the
hands of th e king's fri ends. One Philip, a faithful
Greek physician, determined to risk his own life in
trying to sa ve that of th e king, and prepared for him