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Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from ...

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PEACE. 197ure <strong>and</strong> reputed for bravery, came also to beg <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>'sfriendship, having heard <strong>of</strong> his great deeds. <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>,among o<strong>the</strong>r things, asked <strong>the</strong>m what <strong>the</strong>y especially dreaded,expecting <strong>the</strong>y would confess that <strong>the</strong>y most feared his anger.But hisastonishment <strong>and</strong> chagrin were marked when <strong>the</strong>yreplied that <strong>the</strong>y were afraid <strong>of</strong> no one, <strong>and</strong> feared nothingexcept that <strong>the</strong> sky might some day fall upon <strong>the</strong>m.<strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>.(From a Statue in <strong>the</strong> Dresden Museum.)

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