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THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT<br />

Letter to "Bchold I havc mingled with the governors of<br />

"Persia, who are many, and they are men of<br />

"understanding, and are perfect, and wise, and<br />

"penetrating, and men of noble minds, and they<br />

"are gentle, strong, and serviceable for the work<br />

"of the kingdom, but behold, I wish to slay them,<br />

"one after the other;' do thou, now, give me thy<br />

"counsel in this matter." And concerning this<br />

thing Aristotle wrote, saying, "Although thou art<br />

"able to slay them, slay them not, for thou wilt<br />

"be able to change neither the spirit of their<br />

"country, nor the water of their land; but rule<br />

"them well, and be submissive unto them and thou<br />

"shalt vanquish them by love, and they will be<br />

"subject unto thee." And <strong>Alexander</strong> did so.<br />

<strong>Alexander</strong> Then <strong>Alexander</strong> went to Babylon and besieged<br />

it, and he waged war against the people thereof<br />

and took the city by assault and laid it open,<br />

and afterwards he was greatly fatigued; and he<br />

reigned over the city and had dominion over all<br />

kingdoms and countries round about. And it<br />

Second came to pass after these things that one half of<br />

Aristotle. <strong>Alexander</strong>'s nobles conspired against him, and he<br />

sent to Aristotle to take counsel how he should<br />

act concerning them. And Aristotle meditated for<br />

a few days and then went forth to a certain garden<br />

which he possessed, taking <strong>Alexander</strong>'s messenger<br />

with him; and he laid hold of the big trees and<br />

tore them up by their roots, and he planted smaller<br />

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