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Lydia Hoyt Farmer. The Boys' Book of Famous Rulers
The Boys' Book of Famous Rulers
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PREFACE
BOYS’ BOOK OF FAMOUS RULERS
AGAMEMNON. 1184 B.C
CYRUS THE GREAT. 599–529 B.C
ALEXANDER THE GREAT. 356–323 B.C
JULIUS CÆSAR. 100–44 B.C
CHARLEMAGNE. 742–814 A.D
ALFRED THE GREAT. 849–901 A.D
RICHARD CŒUR DE LION. A.D. 1157–1199
ROBERT BRUCE. 1274–1329 A.D
FERDINAND V. OF SPAIN. 1452–1516 A.D
PHILIP II. OF SPAIN. 1527–1598 A.D
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS. 1594–1632 A.D
LOUIS XIV. OF FRANCE. 1638–1715 A.D
PETER THE GREAT. A.D. 1672–1725
FREDERICK THE GREAT. A.D. 1712–1786
NAPOLEON I. 1769–1821 A.D
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Lydia Hoyt Farmer
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Thereupon came the heralds and told King Priam that the armies had called for him. After the covenant between the Trojan and Grecian kings, Priam and Agamemnon, Hector and Ulysses marked out a space for the fight, and Hector shook two pebbles in a helmet, to decide which one should be the first to throw the spear, Paris or Menelaüs.
The lot fell upon Paris, and the two warriors having armed themselves, came forth into the space and brandished their spears with wrathful eyes. Then Paris threw his spear. It struck the shield of Menelaüs, but pierced it not; and thereupon Menelaüs, with a prayer to Jupiter, cast his long-shafted spear. It struck the shield of Paris, pierced it through, and passing through both corselet and tunic, would have bruised the side of Paris, but he shrank aside, and so was wounded not. Then Menelaüs drew his sword and struck a mighty blow upon the top of Paris’ helmet; but the sword brake in four pieces in his hand. Then he rushed forward and seized Paris by the helmet, and fain would have dragged him to the Grecian host, but the goddess Aphrodité loosed the strap that was beneath the chin, and the helmet came off in the hand of Menelaüs, and the goddess snatched Paris away, covering him with a mist, and put him safely in his own palace in Troy.
