Crossword-Solution: BACTRIAN 8 letters, 9 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 12

Beyond, and half way up the mouth o’ the cave, {35} The Bactrian convert, having his desire, Kept watch, and made pretence to graze a goat That gave us milk, on rags of various herb, Plantain and quitch, the rocks’ shade keeps alive: So that if any thief or soldier passed {40} (Because the persecution was aware), Yielding the goat up promptly with his life, Such man might pass on, joyful at a prize, Nor care to pry into the cool o’ the cave.

LVII "While aids like these are lost to our array, While on our side such slaughtered thousands lie, Those looked-for are arrived, nor on her way Is any vessel fraught with new supply -- Charles has been joined by four, that, as they say, Might with Orlando or Rinaldo vie; With reasons, for from hence to Bactrian shore, Ill would you hope to find such other four.

Yet it is within reach of all and asks only recognition, for the universe has been the mine of its jewels-- “Median gold it holds, and silver from Atropatene, Ruby and emerald from Hindustan, and Bactrian agate, Bright with beryl and pearl, sardonyx and sapphire.”-- and more that cannot be uttered-- the Lights and Perfections.

The left wing, where Parmenio commanded, was so impetuously charged by the Bactrian horse that it was disordered and forced to give ground, at the same time that Mazaeus had sent a detachment around to fall upon those who guarded the baggage, which so disturbed Parmenio, that he sent messengers to acquaint Alexander that the camp and baggage would be all lost unless he immediately relieved the rear by a considerable reinforcement drawn out of the front.

For Babylon stood in his way still, as also the Bactrian nation and the Sacans and the Egyptians; and against these he meant to make expeditions himself, while sending some other commander about the Ionians.