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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1655 Excerpt: ...is so much the greater, because it is particularly your own. Alexander, I am in such an Estate that Fortune shall never htaremee a Suppliant, I am content with what sufficeth Nature, and I will not put my seise in a posture to lose it; in the place where I am necessity never findes me: in the fame instant that I accept of thy bounty, I shall have need of flaves, of Horfes and Dogs, of Treasures, Souldiers and Armes, for my dever devertiscment, for nay honour in peace,and to defend me in War,thtts then I shall accept of a thing to trouble my repose, a thing that presupposes war,.and will reduce me to such condition, that I shall have need even of Beasts; I must not oqely lose the tranquility of my living, but my Reason. No no, Alexander! if repose accompanied with all other things, greatness and power, I am poorc and thou arc rich; if otherwise, I am rich and thou art t,.pool e, for by a chaine so weak as a City I will not be drawn in the triumph f thy Vertue, not that I envy thy glory, but I will be tender of my bwne reputation; thou hast performed an act of great munificence in offering, it behoves me to express one of modesty in refusing; thy liberallity shall not be conceal'd for all this, but I will not to advance that, that any murmur army Avarice, if I should hereby be a means to serve to thine honour, why should it be thought reasonable, for that to bee built upon the mine of my Vertue? JThusin mine opinion he might discourse, who posscst in himsclfe both a Kkr'and a Kingdom: Behold how deplorable humane Nature is.and what. diseord.it carries within it seise: Alexander lavish'd away a thousand lives.to, win a City, which a poore Philosopher was ashamed to receive by way of gift j tsfUx«nilerhf,ught to surmount that man by an Act, as of a Master ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1655 Excerpt: ...is so much the greater, because it is particularly your own. Alexander, I am in such an Estate that Fortune shall never htaremee a Suppliant, I am content with what sufficeth Nature, and I will not put my seise in a posture to lose it; in the place where I am necessity never findes me: in the fame instant that I accept of thy bounty, I shall have need of flaves, of Horfes and Dogs, of Treasures, Souldiers and Armes, for my dever devertiscment, for nay honour in peace,and to defend me in War,thtts then I shall accept of a thing to trouble my repose, a thing that presupposes war,.and will reduce me to such condition, that I shall have need even of Beasts; I must not oqely lose the tranquility of my living, but my Reason. No no, Alexander! if repose accompanied with all other things, greatness and power, I am poorc and thou arc rich; if otherwise, I am rich and thou art t,.pool e, for by a chaine so weak as a City I will not be drawn in the triumph f thy Vertue, not that I envy thy glory, but I will be tender of my bwne reputation; thou hast performed an act of great munificence in offering, it behoves me to express one of modesty in refusing; thy liberallity shall not be conceal'd for all this, but I will not to advance that, that any murmur army Avarice, if I should hereby be a means to serve to thine honour, why should it be thought reasonable, for that to bee built upon the mine of my Vertue? JThusin mine opinion he might discourse, who posscst in himsclfe both a Kkr'and a Kingdom: Behold how deplorable humane Nature is.and what. diseord.it carries within it seise: Alexander lavish'd away a thousand lives.to, win a City, which a poore Philosopher was ashamed to receive by way of gift j tsfUx«nilerhf,ught to surmount that man by an Act, as of a Master ...
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