Macedonia, and had led their armies even to the gates of Constantinople,

while their extensive commercial relations gave every European nation an

interest in their success. Greece prepared for a vigorous resistance; it

rose to a man; and the women, sacrificing their costly ornaments, accoutred

their sons for the war, and bade them conquer or die with the spirit of the

Spartan mother. The talents and courage of Raymond were highly esteemed

among the Greeks. Born at Athens, that city claimed him for her own, and by

giving him the command of her peculiar division in the army, the

commander-in-chief only possessed superior power. He was numbered among her

citizens, his name was added to the list of Grecian heroes. His judgment,

activity, and consummate bravery, justified their choice. The Earl of

Windsor became a volunteer under his friend.

"It is well," said Adrian, "to prate of war in these pleasant shades, and

with much ill-spent oil make a show of joy, because many thousand of our

fellow-creatures leave with pain this sweet air and natal earth. I shall

not be suspected of being averse to the Greek cause; I know and feel its

necessity; it is beyond every other a good cause. I have defended it with

my sword, and was willing that my spirit should be breathed out in its

defence; freedom is of more worth than life, and the Greeks do well to

defend their privilege unto death. But let us not deceive ourselves. The

Turks are men; each fibre, each limb is as feeling as our own, and every

spasm, be it mental or bodily, is as truly felt in a Turk's heart or brain,

as in a Greek's. The last action at which I was present was the taking of

---. The Turks resisted to the last, the garrison perished on the

ramparts, and we entered by assault. Every breathing creature within the

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