Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons (Volume 1) (Paperback)

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. 1795. Excerpt: ....r:, ', ', DISTINGUISHED PERSONS. 365 "commonly used to do after dinner, his Lordship tl had the book of John Gower lying before hirn on the table. The King casting his eye uporj - the book, told the Marquiss that he had neves "seen it before. Oh, said the Marquiss, it is the book of books, which if your Majesty had been well versed in, it would have made you a King of Kings. Why so, my Lord? said the "King. Why, said the Marquiss, here is set c down how Aristotle brought up and instructed Alexander the Great in all the rudiments an4 "principles belonging to a Prince. And under "the persons of Alexander and Aristotle he read the King such a lesson, that all the "standers-by were amazed at the boldness; and "the King, supposing that he had gone further than his text would have given him leave, "asked the Marquise if he had his lesson by heart, or whether he spake out of the book. "The Marquise replied, Sir, if you could read "my heart, it may be you may sind it there; or, if your Majesty please to get it by heart, I will lend you my book: which latter prosser the King accepted of, and did borrow it. Nay, "said the Marquiss, I will lend it to your "Majesty upon these conditions: sirst, that "you read it; secondly, that you make use of "it. But perceiving how that some of thenew "made f made Lords fretted and bit their thumbs at i certain pafiages of the Marquiss's discourse, he "thought a little to please his Majesty, though he displeased them the more, who were so much displeased already. Protesting unto his f Majesty, that no one was so much for the abso lute power of a King as Aristotle; desiring the book out of the King's hand, he told his Majesty, that he could shew him a remarkable "paflage to that purpose, fuming to. that plac- ...