You seem to be surprised, Gobryas, said 1 Cyrus in answer, that I marched right up to the walls when I came with a much smaller army, whereas now with a larger force I am unwilling to march close up under the walls.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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