 Posted: Thu 10:10, 10 Mar 2011 Post subject: always make adequate provision |
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The fifth class of Indians is the soldiers' class,breitling watches next after the farmers in number; these have the greatest freedom and the most spirit. They practise military pursuits only. Their weapons others forge for them, and again others provide horses; others too serve in the camps, those who groom their horses and polish their weapons, guide the elephants, and keep in order and drive the chariots. They themselves, when there is need of war, go to war, but in time of peace they make merry; and they receive so much pay from the community that they can easily from their pay support others. The sixth class of Indians are those called overseers. rolex watches They oversee everything that goes on in the country or in the cities; and this they report to the king,nike air max, where the Indians are governed by kings, or to the authorities, where they are independent. To these it is illegal to make any false report; nor was any Indian ever accused of such falsification. |
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