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2 34<br />

THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.<br />

"bestowed sovereignty, and hath given dominion<br />

"over all the kings of the earth, and to whom He<br />

"hath revealed the mysteries of His creation<br />

"which He hath not revealed to any other [king],<br />

"who hast bestowed upon us mercy and com-<br />

"passion, and hast spared our lives, if we were to<br />

"hear [only] of their coming the greater part of<br />

"our men would die without [the smiting of] a<br />

"sword and without the [stroke of] a stick, by<br />

"reason of our fear of these terrible nations, for<br />

"our terror of them is indeed great. And all the<br />

"ruined fortresses which thou seest in our country<br />

"and [in] this mountain have been destroyed by<br />

The whole "them, and they have slain all our people; and<br />

country is ^<br />

"i^ the matter of [the people of] the land of Persia<br />

w, "a"s'te7 asted by I<br />

the Huns.<br />

"it is they who have forced a way into their great<br />

"and strong fortresses, and it is they who have<br />

"scattered their kings and their mighty men of<br />

"war, and they have carried off into captivity their<br />

"children, together with those who begat them,<br />

"and they have laid waste all their land and<br />

"countries."<br />

The Two-horned said unto them, "Are there<br />

"any nations living beyond' them?" And the men<br />

answered and said unto him, "There are nations<br />

"living beyond them, namely the Taftas, that is to<br />

"say the Nagashawiyan, [who have] faces like dogs,<br />

"[p. 134] of whom the number is unknown, and<br />

"no man is able [to tell] their names: no man<br />

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