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But, by Zeus, said the Chaldaeans, we could not even work our own farms in security, to say nothing of theirs, if they were to have possession of the heights.
But said Cyrus, suppose on the other hand that the heights were in the possession of your friends?
In that case, they answered, we should be all right.
But, by Zeus, said the Armenian, we, on our part, should not be all right, if they are again to get possession of the heights, especially now that they have been fortified.
But, by Zeus, said the Chaldaeans, we could not even work our own farms in security, to say nothing of theirs, if they were to have possession of the heights.
But said Cyrus, suppose on the other hand that the heights were in the possession of your friends?
In that case, they answered, we should be all right.
But, by Zeus, said the Armenian, we, on our part, should not be all right, if they are again to get possession of the heights, especially now that they have been fortified.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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