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ESSAY XVI.
Life Of Aristotle continued.

-aotls undertook his education (79) }. Instead
oil. giving him slight tincture OF learn
irg he CARR. q him into rs deepest re-
cesses, invsgora,ed his soaring mind with
wha ever is excellent in Ethicks, or pro-
found IN politics, and rendered him tami.
liar with the most recondite philosophy,
known afterwards in the Lyceum by the
: epithct acrodtic. How highly Alexander
esteemed this abstract and recondite philo-
sophy, appears frsm the following letter,
written immediately after the battle OF
: Cuagamela, and while he was yet IN pursuit
OF Darius: /" Alexander wishing all Health
20 Aristotle. You have not done right
publishing your acroasic works Whersau
shall we be distinguished above others, II
the learning in which we are instructed De
communicated TO the public ?-l would
s7ather surpass all other men IN knowledge
thar power. Farewell" 500 Aristotle not
considering this letter as merely cemnle-
mrntary answered il as follows :-------" You
wrote TO me concerning nv aeroauc works,
that they ought not TO have b@en published.
Krow that 10 one sense this is still the case,
: since they can be fully understood by those
3 only who have heard my lecsNrrs." Isl
Il has been presumed that the theologi.s
cal parts Of his acroa,ic works were made
public they were most probably involved
In obscuritva; for, to have maintained 10
plain and popular language, the unity and
reflections of the Deity, must have brought
upon the Stagyrite much earlier persecu
non than that which overlook him after
the death of Alexander. tits TO those aero.
vatic works which comprised his theology,
that we must ascribe the opinion expressed
: by Alexander, that, "GoD was the com.
mon father of men, but that he affected q
loved particularly the good"
It.Alexarder did net come out OF the
hands of Aristotle, more perfect prince,
----,,~cvl>&a~>-.--A-e>s ,sr.eear tn lie with ihe
Ger a.iess able instructor, he would have
proved less noblelsnd virtnous conqueror.
The ambition of Alexander had early taken
root; and the peculiaritics ofhis character
had DISPLAYED themselves, on several coca
sions, before Aristolle's arrival at the capt
tai of Macedon On the news OF Philips
victories being brought to Alexander, ne
would say sothe children whowere his
companions, and educated with him, 8 my
friends my father viii conquer all She
will leave nothing brilliant for US TO per-
form Whenasked whether ne would not
run,in the Olympic race 8 Yes, he replied
if bad kings for my antagonists" This
ambition was not repressed by Philip
When shedding tears of joyupon his neck
after Alexander had descended from Blu
cephalus, whose fiery spirit he had just
sdbdaed, he said, 6 My son seek another
kingdom more worthy of thy abilities, for
Macedon is too small for thee Il was al-
so previous 10 the arrival of the Stagyrite,
that he sarprized and astonished the ann
bassadors of Persia, with his questions re-
spceting the nature Of the Persian govern
ment, the character Of Ochus, who then
reigned, the strength and compassionate his
arnie,,4 the distance OF his place OF resi-
deuce from the western coast, the state OF
the intermediate country, and particularly
ofahe high roads leading 10 thesgreat Ca.
piIals of Susa and Babylon. l82)
Upon such materials then, as entered in
TO the compositions ofhis pupil, could human
reason, could divine philosophy, could even
religion herself have performed more! All
/ that reason and philosophy could do in
snch ascase, was to. warm his breast with
sill more exalted affections, ard to render
him by the nobleness of his conduct, supe-
rior to all other conqusrors. The excel
denotes of Alexander, therefore, may be as
cribed to our philosopher his imperfect.
ops to himself, to Philip, and to the intoxi.
eating nature of unbounded prospsritY...s
.Irredoonds greatly to the credit of Aris-
tosls, that during his residence with Phi-s
lip his interest and kind intercessiou beac,
6sed many individuals, and many cemmu-
aisies (83). On one occasion the ,Athsni-
fze Inert. 4. 10.