SOLON AND CRCESUS. 



both for the lovely colour of his plumes, and 

 the happy manner in which they are blended. 



There is an old story told about a famous 

 king of Lydia, named Croesus, who was said to 

 be the richest monarch in the world. 



He was one day seated on his throne, fn 

 his royal robes, and in all his magnificence, and 

 asked Solon, the Greek philosopher, if he had ever seen anything so fine. 



It was rather a foolish question. And Solon replied, that having seen 

 the beautiful plumage of the pheasant, he could not be surprised by any 

 other grandeur that might be displayed before him. 



