| Charles Palmer (Deputy Serjeant of the House of Commons.) - 1748 - 342 Seiten
...two kings. Parftienio, a friend of Alexander, hearing the great offers Darius had made, faid, Were I Alexander, I would accept them. So would I, replied Alexander, were I Parmenio. 1379. Cleobulus being aflced, why he fought not to be advanced to honour and preferment, made this... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - 460 Seiten
...two kings. Parmenio, a friend of Alexander's, hearing the great offers Darius had made, laid, were I Alexander I would accept them. So would I, replied Alexander, were I Parmenio. NOBILITY iu to be confidered only as an imaginary diftinftion, nnlefs accompanied with the praftice... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 Seiten
...kings. — Parmenio» a friend of Alexander's, hearing the great offers Darius had made, faid, were I Alexander I would accept them. So would I, replied Alexander, were I Parmenio. Nobility is to be confidered only as an imaginary diilincYion, unlefs accompanied with the practice... | |
| 1797 - 522 Seiten
...kings. — Parmenio, a friend of Alexander's, hearing the great offers Darius had made, faid, were I Alexander I would accept them. So would I, replied Alexander, were I Parmenio. Nobility is to be confidered only as an imaginary diilincYion, unlefs accompanied with the practice... | |
| English instructor - 1801 - 272 Seiten
...hearing the great offers Darius had made, said : Were I Alexan* A 2 4 THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. der , I would accept them. So would I , replied Alexander , were I Parmenio. The latter part of a wise man's life is taken up in curing the folJies , prejudices , and false opinions... | |
| Noah Webster - 1804 - 232 Seiten
...Kings. Parmeniq, a friend of Alexander's, hearing the great offers that Darius had made, (aid, Were I Alexander, I would accept them. So would I, replied Alexander, were I Perrneiaio. An old age unfupported with matter for difcourfe and meditation, is much to be dreaded.... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...two kings. Parmenio, a friend of Alexander's, hearing the great offers Darius had made, said, were I Alexander I would accept them. So would I, replied Alexander, were I Parmenio. Nobility is to be considered only as an imaginary distinction, unless accompanied with the practice... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 Seiten
...kings.— Parmenio, a friend of Alexander, hearing the great offers Darins had made, said, ' Were I Alexander I would accept them.' — ' So would I,' replied Alexander, ' were I Parmenio.' Nohility is to be considered only as an imaginary distinction, unless accompanied with the practice... | |
| Noah Webster - 1814 - 240 Seiten
...kings. Parmenio, a friend of Alexander's, hearing the great offers that Darius had made, said, Were I Alexander, I would accept them. So would I, replied Alexander, were I Parmenio. — 10. An old age unsupported with matter for discourse and itation, is much to be dreaded. No state... | |
| 1826 - 450 Seiten
...kings.— Parmenio, a friend of Alexander's, hearing the great offers Darius had made, faid, Were I Alexander I would accept them. So would I, replied Alexander, were I Parmenio. Nobility is to be confidered only as an imaginary diftinction, unlefs accompanied with the practice... | |
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