I should think that even you, Cyrus, 1 would not have shown such want of consideration toward me; and if Cyrus were so minded, I should think that at least you Medes would not have consented to leave me thus deserted. And now, if Cyrus will, let him come with you; if not, do you at least return to me as speedily as possible.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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