| Show A noble husband the historian xenophen Seno phea relates that when cyrus the founder of the persian empire had taken captive a young prince of armenia together with his beautiful and blooming wife of whom he was rem remarkably ably fond they were brought before the trib tribunal unal of cyrus to receive their sentence the warrior inquired n of the prince what he would give give to be reinstated in his kingdom and le replied that he be valued his crown and ids his liberty at a very low rate but if the noble conqueror would restore his beloved wife to her former dignity and possessions he would willingly pay his life for the purchase the prisoners were dismissed to enjoy their freedom and former honors and each was lavish in praise of the conqueror and you said the prince addressing his wil wife 1 what think you of cyrus 1 I did not observe him she replied not observe him I 1 exclaimed her husband upon whom then was your attention fixed upon that dear and generous man she replied who declared his readiness to purchase my y liberty at the expense of ids bis life |
