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like 7 hemijtocUs, and for learning like his Father » 
but whatfoever we have faid of him, or can fay of 
him, is kls than he deferveth. ^ - 
8 . As the Leopard is a furious Creature, and 
cannot be taken but by wine ; thus A/exaftder is 
faid to have loved wine extraordinarily, and when 
he was drunk he was guilty of many enormous 
crimes; he often drunk fo much that he flept three 
dayes together • he would often appoint drinking 
matches, giving large rewards to them that over- 
came ; when he was drunk he fet that famous City 
Perfipells on fire, and killed his dear friend Clitmt 
when he was in drink, at which he grieved fo much, 
that it had almoft killed him ; he once made a 
feaft, to which he invited pooo. guefts, and to e- 
very one he gave a golden plate; fothat he who 
once overcame the whole world, and was moft 
chaft dnd continent, at lafi could not overcome his 
voluptuoufnefs and gluttony. Curt'msy in his 
tenth Book, goeth about to excufe him for this • 
we may alfo learn from what we have read of this 
beaft, to apply them to feveral other noble men , 
who being deftitute of divine grace, although at 
firlf were famous for many noble and Heroick.3i£ti~ 
DRS, and would ftick at no dangers, yet at laft loft 
all this, and came to fad and tragical ends. Herga. 
7^/ was in fome things very like to a Leopard., de- 
ftroying all Thieves and Robbers, at laft being pr 
vercome with his own I lift and pillions, he gave 
himfelf wholly up to Women, one of which knock- 
ed him on the head with a Slipper ; thus ThemiBo- 
tltJy who overcame all the Perfians^ and kept all 
F 3 ^reete 
