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Furthermore, it was of old a national custom 1 not to be seen going anywhere on foot; and that was for no other purpose than to make themselves as knightly as possible. But now they have more coverings upon their horses than upon their beds, for they do not care so much for knighthood as for a soft seat.
Furthermore, it was of old a national custom 1 not to be seen going anywhere on foot; and that was for no other purpose than to make themselves as knightly as possible. But now they have more coverings upon their horses than upon their beds, for they do not care so much for knighthood as for a soft seat.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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