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Quote by Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im
Though you made me a present of all Moscow, I would not stay.
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The speaker says that even being given all of Moscow would not persuade them to stay. The line presents the city as an enormous and valuable gift, yet still not enough to change their decision to leave. Its force comes from the contrast between such a grand offer and the speaker’s firm refusal.
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- The Travels of Macarius, Patriarch of Antioch, Volume II
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- Official Statement
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