Anecdotes of Kings Selected From History Or Gertrudes Stories for Children
Anecdotes of Kings Selected From History Or Gertrudes Stories for Children
Peter Parley
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" " I do not suppose Mamma could think of another king quite so fond of war and glory as he was, " said George. Mrs. Stanhope smiled. "Yes, my dears, I think I can relate a few anecdotes to you of a prince, who, though he died at the early age of two-and-thirty, had reigned twelve years with a glory and renown which no prince either before or since has ever been able to equal. "Can you guess who I mean ?" "Are you alluding to Alexander the Great?" said George. " I am, " replied Mrs. Stanhope : ..." should you like to hear a short account of him?" 190 ANECDOTES OF KINGS. "Very much, Mamma. I have often wished to hear something of him; but have never yet had courage to read the Grecian history through. " " Well, my dear boy, will you promise me one thing ? Will you, if you are at all interested in what I am about to relate, promise to read a more detailed account of his life in Plutarch ?" " I promise you I will, " said George. "I depend on you. Now Gertrude, love, fetch me the map, and point out Macedon, in Greece.
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