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one strong people�察 �while before they were all parted and weak�此 �and
many another wise thing he did�察�so that his people honoured him after he
was dead�察�for many a hundred years�察�as the father of their freedom and
their laws。 And six hundred years after his death�察�in the famous fight at
Marathon�察�men said that they saw the ghost of Theseus�察�with his mighty
brazen club�察 �fighting in the van of battle against the invading Persians�察�
for the country which he loved。 And twenty years after Marathon his
bones ��they say�� were found in Scuros�察�an isle beyond the sea�察�and they
were bigger than the bones of mortal man。 So the Athenians brought
them home in triumph�察 �and all the people came out to welcome them�察�
and they built over them a noble temple�察�and adorned it with sculptures
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and paintings in which we are told all the noble deeds of Theseus�察�and
the Centaurs�察�and the Lapithai�察�and the Amazons�察�and the ruins of it are
standing still。
But why did they find his bones in Scuros�拭 �Why did he not die in
peace at Athens�察 �and sleep by his father's side�拭 �Because after his
triumph he grew proud�察�and broke the laws of God and man。 And one
thing worst of all he did�察�which brought him to his grave with sorrow。
For he went down ��they say beneath the earth�� with that bold Peirithoos
his friend to help him to carry off Persephone�察 �the queen of the world
below。 But Peirithoos was killed miserably�察�in the dark fire´kingdoms
under ground�察 �and Theseus was chained to a rock in everlasting pain。
And there he sat for years�察�till Heracles the mighty came down to bring
up the three´headed dog who sits at Pluto's gate。 So Heracles loosed
him from his chain�察�and brought him up to the light once more。
But when he came back his people had forgotten him�察 �and Castor
and Polydeuces�察�the sons of the wondrous Swan�察�had invaded his land�察�
and carried off his mother Aithra for a slave�察�in revenge for a grievous
wrong。
So the fair land of Athens was wasted�察�and another king ruled it�察�who
drove out Theseus shamefully�察 �and he fled across the sea to Scuros。
And there he lived in sadness�察�in the house of Lucomedes the king�察�till
Lucomedes killed him by treachery�察 �and there was an end of all his
labours。
So it is still�察�my children�察�and so it will be to the end。 In those old
Greeks�察�and in us also�察�all strength and virtue come from God。 But if
men grow proud and self´willed�察 �and misuse God's fair gifts�察 �He lets
them go their own ways�察 �and fall pitifully�察 �that the glory may be His
alone。 God help us all�察�and give us wisdom�察�and courage to do noble
deeds� �but God keep pride from us when we have done them�察�lest we fall�察�
and come to shame� �
Footnotes�此�
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and Circassia。 ��4�� The Sea of Azov。 ��5�� The Ural Mountains�拭 。�6�� The
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Baltic�拭。�7�� Britain�拭。�8�� The Azores�拭�
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