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Of the tasks before us, therefore, none is 1 easier or less fraught with danger, said he, than now bravely to endure the strain of haste. Therefore, to arms! And....
You, Medes, march on our left; and you, Armenians, half keep to our right and half lead on in front; while you, cavalrymen, shall follow behind, to encourage and push us on upward; and if any one is inclined to show weakness, do not allow it.
Of the tasks before us, therefore, none is 1 easier or less fraught with danger, said he, than now bravely to endure the strain of haste. Therefore, to arms! And....
You, Medes, march on our left; and you, Armenians, half keep to our right and half lead on in front; while you, cavalrymen, shall follow behind, to encourage and push us on upward; and if any one is inclined to show weakness, do not allow it.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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