Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

3/8 TFIE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
viii. Another said, "He that rejoiceth in thy
"death shall follow after thee, just as thou hast
"followed those in whose death thou didst take
"delight."
ix. Another said, "Alexander rebuked us during
"his lifetime, and now in his death also he teacheth
"us wisdom."
x. Another said, "Yesterday we hearkened unto
"thy orders, and we were not able to speak before
"thee; but to-day we speak in thy presence, and
"thou art neither able to hear us nor to reply."
xi. Another said, "This man slew many soldiers
Sayings of "by Tcason of [his] love of the world, and now
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°^°" "he is dead and hath left it to others."
xii. Another said, "Alexander [never] rebuked
"us by his words so much as he doth this day
"by his silence."
xiii. Another said, "O thou whose indignation
o
"raged at death, canst thou not now show thy
"fury at death.?"
xiv. Another said, "Those who were wretched be-
"cause of thee were terrified' and afraid, and now
"the wretched among those who feared thee rejoice."
XV. Another said, "O ye people, lament not for
"Alexander, but weep for yourselves."
xvi. Another said, "Since formerly the surface
"of the whole earth was deemed insufficient for
"thee, how canst thou now contain thyself within
"this narrow box?"
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