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Examples
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I often wondered why Bessos ever put on the Mitra.
The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972
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Bessos laughed at the cold through his black beard; but Nabarzanes noted we had tried to give him some comfort, and thanked us civilly.
The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972
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His voice was low, I did not hear what he said; but Bessos could have heard it.
The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972
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Then news came that Bessos had crossed the Oxos, east.
The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972
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The King would not be troubled with such trifles; soon all petitioners sought Bessos or Nabarzanes.
The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972
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Bessos looked sidelong under his black brows, and said no more.
The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972
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It was Bessos and Nabarzanes, with men behind them.
The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972
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When Nabarzanes had asked Darius to step down for Bessos, and the King had drawn his scimitar, it had been almost a courtly scene, compared with this.
The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972
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The Scythians, those in alliance with Bessos, were to send us ten thousand bowmen, as soon as spring cleared the passes.
The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972
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SPITAMENES, ONE of Bessos 'two traitor lords, was besieging Marakanda.
The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972
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