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ans rewarded DIS S0oo o",
ii. statute in the citadel (s4)- Another IN
s,apcs Of his influence deserves to DC Parti'
cnlarly noticed, especially as i marks the
-, sgsc,;on which, he felt for has BIRTH
nJ.ce and serves 70 refute the calumay that
he conspirsd 10 its desssacslon'
.Stagpro, it is understood, was reeueea
hv phSliip. That its defence must maze Deeh
sob.,ina,e. NAV be inferred from the seyeri-
:. So punishment. The conqueror raz.
I'd i 20 The ground. ItapPears that Ari $40,
IL from his removal TO Ata'neus, mao
no, resided in it, and but rarely visl'eo IT,
Tbrongb his influence with Alexander me
i,re.f. i was rebuilt; its detencss ana Of
namen,al edihces restored; and IT'S wan
derinp citizens collected. and reinstasee 10
,h.;y. Dosse.sions. He.himself regulated It's
government by wise laws and the oiaSy-
rites instituted a festival, to.commemora.e
the generosity of Alexander, and the patFl,
ot,.m Of Aristotle( So. Platarch preferred
70 ali the pleasures of the Epicarean, inc
delight which Aristotle must have ielt
on this occasion when ne rebuilt ms ha-
i've CITY, and placed in their hereditary
seats his expatriated countrymen. :,
The letters TOO, of Aristotle 70 Philip q
Alexander, while they attest his unweafi'
ed exertions in the cause OF friendship
bear evidence of his manly freedom, IN al.
monishing kings of their duty.
To Philip he once wrote" Ihey VINO
<nnd.r,ake a command for the good OF their
subjects, do nottrust in their own power,
which they know subject to chance pus
grow great in virtue, whereby they osoer
the commonwealth wisely. For there IS
nosh,ns among men so firm and solid but
with the rapid motion of the sun it chang
eth ere the evening. Nature, if we inquire
into the truth. varieth all lives. interweav-
ing them, like the action of a tragedy, with
misfartunes. Men, like flowers, have a
set time wherein they flourish and excel o.
theirs. Wherefore, behave not yourself
towards Greece tyrannically nor loosely; tor
one argues petuleaee, the other temerlty'
Wise princes ought not to be admired fo'
their governments, but governance; SO ihat'
though fortune change, they shall have the
| same praise.!
To Alexander, while in pursuit OF the
| subjects of his ambl.ion-.' Good PrecePts
| and exhortations of masters have eternity
| for their spectator. Endeavor TO make use
nGeurtts- ea~er got to Cypress but TO oohge
/ tai nature eb,ainelh eternal memory by the
greatness of such works. Consider this
well: you are not unreasonable as some are
who think good advice ridiculous. Your
descent is honorable; your kingdom here
dltary; your learning sound; your glory
admirable /; and as much as you exceed 0.
theirs in the goods of fortune. SO ought you
to excel among the good in virtue. !.
| Philip died in the first year of the.111th
Olympad, and was succeeded by Alexan,
der; whose active spirit, soon after coming
to the throne, planned his expedition a.
! galnst Persia. Aristotle having lived eight
years with Alexander. and. pteferring tie
| quiet OF a COMMEMORATIVE life, to the trou-
bles and viciss'tudes Of war, separated from
his pupil for ever, and returned to his he
lowed Athens. 49,
One incident, and one only, seems 10
have occasioned some disgsst bstween
them. At leaving Alexander, Aristotle
recommended to ACCOMPANY him IN his
Persian expedition, his own kinsman, Ca
ASthenes, ansOlynihisn; learned and ho-
nest man, but of a.morose and unaccom.
modaling temper, and per.ina,iousIy attach.
ed to the system ofrepubli an, Arisl .le,
perceiving this fault, ad@onished him in a
verse of Homer, 8 that this nhbridled
tongue might occasion his early death, ~
The prophesy was fulfilled. Callsthtnes
rudely and ousrageously opposed Aleaan-
dcr's resolution of exacsing the same no
mage from the Greeks, which was cheer
fully paid him by the Persians. This t1aFs
action, il is asserted, much estranged A.
lexander from his precep,or; bat the asser-
zion is not accompanied with any solid