Invalids
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invalids · sick men
in the texts
Anabasis
Sick or weakened soldiers traveling with the Greek army.
When it came toward morning, Xenophon sent the youngest of his troops to the sick men with orders to make them get up and force them to proceed.
Then the men of the rearguard, since they were sound and well, started up and charged upon the enemy, while the invalids raised as big a shout as they could and clashed their shields against their spears.
Xenophon’s party were glad enough to see them, and turned over the invalids to them to carry on to the camp, while they themselves continued their journey, and before completing twenty stadia reached the village where Cheirisophus was quartered.
Memorabilia
People in poor health used as a comparison for tolerance or fussiness.
Then reflect that you are apparently harder to please than servants and invalids.