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15. See likewise his readiness in reprehension of logic, 
in the speech he used to Cassander, upon a complaint 
that was made against his father Antipater: for when 
Alexander happed to say, Do you think these men would 
have come from so far to complain, except they had just 
cause of grief? and Cassander answered, Yea, ‘hat was 
the matter, because they thought they should not be disproved ; 
said Alexander laughing: See the subtilties of Aristotle, to 
lake a matter both ways, pro et contra, &c. 
16. But note again how well he could use the same 
art, which he reprehended, to serve his own humour: 
when bearing a secret grudge to Callisthenes, because 
he was against the new ceremony of his adoration, feast- 
ing one night where the same Callisthenes was at the 
table, it was moved by some after supper, for entertain- 
ment sake, that Callisthenes, who was an eloquent man, 
might speak of some theme or purpose at his own 
choice ; which Callisthenes did; choosing the praise of 
the Macedonian nation for his discourse, and performing 
the same with so good manner as the hearers were much 
ravished: whereupon Alexander, nothing pleased, said, J/ 
was easy lo be eloquent upon so good a subject; but saith 
he, Zurn your style, and let us hear what you can say 
against us: which Callisthenes presently undertook, and 
did with that sting and life, that Alexander interrupted 
him and said, Zhe goodness of the cause made him eloquent 
before, and despite made him eloquent then again. 
17. Consider further, for tropes of rhetoric, that ex- 
cellent use of ‘a metaphor or translation, wherewith he 
taxed Antipater, who was an imperious and tyrannous 
governor: for when one of Antipater’s friends com- 
mended him to Alexander for his moderation, that he 
did not degenerate, as his other lieutenants did, into the 
