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 The Four Monarchies. 257

A thoufand mules and Camels ready wait

Loaden with gold, with jewels and with plate:

For fure Darius thought at the firfh fight,

The Greeks would all adore, but none would fight

But when both Armies met, he might behold

That valour was more worth then pearls or gold,

And that his wealth ferv'd but for baits to 'lure

To make" his overthrow more fierce and fure.

The Greeks came on and with a gallant grace

Let fly their arrows in the Perjians face.

The cowards feeling this fliarp flinging charge

Moll bafely ran, and left their king at large:

Who from his golden coach is glad to 'light.

And call; away his crown for fwifter flight:

Of late like fome immoveable he lay.

Now finds both legs and horfe to run away.

Two hundred thoufand men that day were flain.

And forty thoufand prifoners alfo tane,

Befides the Queens and Ladies of the court.

If Curtius be true in his report.

The Regal Ornaments were lofl:, the treafure

Divided at the Macedonians pleafure;

Yet all this grief, this lofs, this overthrow.

Was but beginning of his future woe.

The royal Captives brought to Alexander [131]

T'ward them demean'd himfelf like a Commander

For though their beauties were unparaled,

Conquer'd himfelf now he had conquered,

X Which made. 33

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