The Grecian king was not able to discover the wicked design of his vizier, nor had he firmness enough to persist in his first opinion. This discourse staggered him: “Vizier,” said he, “thou art in the right; he may be come on purpose to take away my life, which he may easily do by the smell of his drugs.”
When the vizier found the king in such a temper as he wished, “Sir,” said he, “the surest and speediest method you can take to secure your life,
The Grecian king was not able to discover the wicked design of his vizier, nor had he firmness enough to persist in his first opinion. This discourse staggered him: “Vizier,” said he, “thou art in the right; he may be come on purpose to take away my life, which he may easily do by the smell of his drugs.”
When the vizier found the king in such a temper as he wished, “Sir,” said he, “the surest and speediest method you can take to secure your life,
