Xerxes
Xerxes
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The woman, however, insisted upon seeing its face, and at last the nurse consented and removed the coverings. The strangerstroked down the face of the child, saying, at the same time, that nowthat child should become the most beautiful woman of Sparta.
Her words proved true. The features of the young girl rapidly changed, and her countenance soon became as wonderful for its loveliness as ithad been before for its hideous deformity. When she arrived at a properage, a certain Spartan nobleman nam...ed Agetus, a particular friend of theking's, made her his wife.
The name of the king of Sparta at that time was Ariston. He had beentwice married, and his second wife was still living, but he had nochildren. When he came to see and to know the beautiful wife of Agetus, he wished to obtain her for himself, and began to revolve the subjectin his mind, with a view to discover some method by which he might hopeto accomplish his purpose. He decided at length upon the following plan. He proposed to Agetus to make an exchange of gifts, offering to give tohim any one object which he might choose from all his, that is, Ariston's effects, provided that Agetus would, in the same manner, giveto Ariston whatever Ariston might choose.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The woman, however, insisted upon seeing its face, and at last the nurse consented and removed the coverings. The strangerstroked down the face of the child, saying, at the same time, that nowthat child should become the most beautiful woman of Sparta.
Her words proved true. The features of the young girl rapidly changed, and her countenance soon became as wonderful for its loveliness as ithad been before for its hideous deformity. When she arrived at a properage, a certain Spartan nobleman nam...ed Agetus, a particular friend of theking's, made her his wife.
The name of the king of Sparta at that time was Ariston. He had beentwice married, and his second wife was still living, but he had nochildren. When he came to see and to know the beautiful wife of Agetus, he wished to obtain her for himself, and began to revolve the subjectin his mind, with a view to discover some method by which he might hopeto accomplish his purpose. He decided at length upon the following plan. He proposed to Agetus to make an exchange of gifts, offering to give tohim any one object which he might choose from all his, that is, Ariston's effects, provided that Agetus would, in the same manner, giveto Ariston whatever Ariston might choose.
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