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The Wisdom of Akhnaton

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...Meryra And Panehesy. Yea, Lord, all. Akhnaton. You, Horemheb, deem the embarking on this campaign Urgent, needful to preserve our power, Expedient to enlarge our boundaries, Good for the training of our manhood, Demanded for the protection of defenceless tribes, For guarding against future peril? Horemheb. Yea, Lord, to that faith I hold, In that belief I acted. Akhnaton. And you, Meryra, great of visions? Meryra. War is fraught with so much evil, Such dire perils to the body and the soul, Nothing but the gravest cause, the weightiest reason, Makes it other than a crime. Akhnaton. And this grave cause, this weighty reason, Is surely only self-defence? Our frontiers are not threatened. Meryra. Not directly, Lord, but for a mighty empire Does not self-defence include defence of others, JWeaker ones, j J Unjustly attacked by cruel hordes, Overrun by ruthless foes? Lord, I have spoken to the refugees from Canaan. They told me tales of such overwhelming horrors, Such terrible atrocities, My blood grew hot with the one desire.To smite the perpetrators with the sternest I retribution, I The evil-doers with punishment. I Akhnaton. Since when, Meryra, is guilt so easily discovered, Justice so hasty to condemn? But let that pass--You, Panehesy, grown old and wise and cau-tious In the service of the State, Why do you also urge this war? Panehesy. For many reasons, Lord; the main one this, That if we suffer an invading power To master or impoverish Canaan, Our caravans are at its mercy, A source of our wealth runs dry. The Hittites must be made to fear us, Else can they not be kept from plunder, From levying toll at all the markets where we trade, From intercepting our supplies. In which event, Mark what follows: The faith in our strength forgotten, .We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Wisdom of Akhnaton. To get started finding The Wisdom of Akhnaton, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...Meryra And Panehesy. Yea, Lord, all. Akhnaton. You, Horemheb, deem the embarking on this campaign Urgent, needful to preserve our power, Expedient to enlarge our boundaries, Good for the training of our manhood, Demanded for the protection of defenceless tribes, For guarding against future peril? Horemheb. Yea, Lord, to that faith I hold, In that belief I acted. Akhnaton. And you, Meryra, great of visions? Meryra. War is fraught with so much evil, Such dire perils to the body and the soul, Nothing but the gravest cause, the weightiest reason, Makes it other than a crime. Akhnaton. And this grave cause, this weighty reason, Is surely only self-defence? Our frontiers are not threatened. Meryra. Not directly, Lord, but for a mighty empire Does not self-defence include defence of others, JWeaker ones, j J Unjustly attacked by cruel hordes, Overrun by ruthless foes? Lord, I have spoken to the refugees from Canaan. They told me tales of such overwhelming horrors, Such terrible atrocities, My blood grew hot with the one desire.To smite the perpetrators with the sternest I retribution, I The evil-doers with punishment. I Akhnaton. Since when, Meryra, is guilt so easily discovered, Justice so hasty to condemn? But let that pass--You, Panehesy, grown old and wise and cau-tious In the service of the State, Why do you also urge this war? Panehesy. For many reasons, Lord; the main one this, That if we suffer an invading power To master or impoverish Canaan, Our caravans are at its mercy, A source of our wealth runs dry. The Hittites must be made to fear us, Else can they not be kept from plunder, From levying toll at all the markets where we trade, From intercepting our supplies. In which event, Mark what follows: The faith in our strength forgotten, .We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Wisdom of Akhnaton. To get started finding The Wisdom of Akhnaton, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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