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

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638 HIS ADDRESS.clad vagabonds, feeding a few stray sheep which you hadpains to guard <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> border barbarians. What are younow? The kings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> e<strong>art</strong>h. Who gave you cloaks instead<strong>of</strong> hides to wear ? Philip. Who taught you to wield yourarms so as to become <strong>the</strong> dread <strong>of</strong> your neigbors ? Philip.Who gave you laws <strong>and</strong> good customs, spread abundance overyour country, opened your mines, <strong>and</strong> raised you <strong>from</strong> slavesto citizens ? Philip. Who made you rulers over <strong>the</strong> Thessalians<strong>and</strong> Phocians ? Who humbled <strong>the</strong> A<strong>the</strong>nians <strong>and</strong> Thebansat your feet <strong>and</strong> led you triumphantly through <strong>the</strong> Peloponnesus? Philij5. Who raised you to <strong>the</strong> first rank among<strong>the</strong> Hellenes? Philip. And what he did for you is littlecompared to what <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> has done.St<strong>art</strong>ing <strong>from</strong> homeso poor that he had to borrow eight hundred talents to feed<strong>and</strong> clo<strong>the</strong> <strong>and</strong> arm you, what has <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> given you ?The dominion <strong>and</strong> wealth <strong>of</strong> Asia, Ionia, Lydia, Babylon,Susa. Even <strong>the</strong> confines <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Scythians <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Indiansare yours. Who has made you viceroys, generals, captains ?<strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>. Who has watched <strong>and</strong> worked so that you mightsleep in security on your conquests ? <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>. And whathas <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> to show for all this, but this paltry purple robe<strong>and</strong> this worthless diadem ?Does <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> fare more sump-Who among you has worked sotuously than many <strong>of</strong> you ?hard as <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> ? Who can show more wounds ? Let <strong>the</strong>bravest among you st<strong>and</strong> forth, <strong>and</strong> bare his breast, <strong>and</strong> yourking will show you wound for wound, <strong>and</strong> yet wounds morethan he. No weapon that <strong>the</strong> enemy has borne or hurled buthas left its mark upon <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>. Spear, sword, arrow, d<strong>art</strong>,stone <strong>and</strong> bolt have left, each one, its witness on <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>'sperson. I have celebrated your weddings with my own. Ihave paid your debts.The best among you have also goldencrowns. The brave dead have been magnificently buried.Their statues in eternal brass adorn <strong>the</strong> temples <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> gods

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