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only upon civil merit and moral virtue, and the arts or 
temperature of peace and peaceable government ; but 
likewise it hath no less power and efficacy in enablement 
gewards martial and military virtue and prowess; as may 
be notably represented in the examples of Alexander the 
Great and Cesar the dictator, mentioned before, but 
now in fit place to be resumed: of whose virtues and 
acts in war there needs no note or recital, having been 
the wonders of time in that kind: but of their affections 
towards learning, and perfections in learning, it is per- 
tinent to say somewhat. 
11, Alexander was bred and taught under Aristotle 
the great philosopher, who dedicated divers of his books 
of philosophy unto him: he was attended with Callis- 
thenes and divers other learned persons, that followed 
him in camp, throughout his journeys and conquests. 
What price and estimation he had learning in doth not- 
ably appear in these three particulars: first, in the envy 
he used to express that he bare towards Achilles, in this, 
that he had so good a trumpet of his praises as Homer’s 
verses : secondly, in the judgement or solution he gave 
touching that precious cabinet of Darius, which was found 
among his jewels ; whereof question was made what thing 
was worthy to be put into it; and he gave his opinion for 
Homer’s works: thirdly, in his letter to Aristotle, after he 
had set forth his books of nature, wherein he expostul- 
ateth with him for publishing the secrets or mysteries of 
philosophy; and gave him to understand that himself 
esteemed it more to excel other men in learning and 
knowledge than in power and empire. And what use 
he had of learning doth appear, or rather shine, in all 
his speeches and answers, being full of science and use 
of science, and that in all variety. 
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