21. Demades was courteous of money, 22. In reuiling one an other, who so ouercometh leseth the victorie. 23. Not al that is greate is well, but all that is well is greate. Demosthenes) if they should see the sunne which haue not the power to looke against a candle? ¶ After soche sorte did he vpbraid to the people their rashe and vnaduised stiering of coles, and arisinges to warre. By the Sunne he meaneth Alexander, in comparison of whom, this Philoxenus was scacely to be estemed a candle. Certain persones esteming and saiyng that Demades had nowe geuen ouer to be soche an haine, as he had been in time past: Yea marie (quoth Demosthenes,) for nowe ye see him ful paunched, as Lions are. ¶ For Demades was couetous and gredie of money. And in deede the Lions are more gentle when their bealies are well filled. When he was by a certain persone reuiled with moch naughtee language: I am now matched (quoth he) to buccle in a strife, in whiche who so hath in fine the ouerhande, getteth the wurse, and who so ouercometh leseth the victorie. Thesame Demosthenes, when he heard a certain oratour speaking out of measure loude and high, and altogether in Pilates voice, saied: Not all that is great, is well, but all that is wel is great. ¶This saiyng is ascribed to others also. And some folkes there been, that esteme feastes whiche are drawen of a length to sit all daie, and are furnished with sondrie dishes, or courses of the moste, to be whereas by the plain determinacion One dish alone roiall deintie geare, to feede one, is more holsome for the bodie, then variete of dishes. of all naturall Philosophiers, and of all good Phisicians in the worlde, one good dishe alone to feede on, is more naturall and more holsome for the bodie, then the varietee of many costlie dishes at one repaste. The ende of the seconde booke. ¶ That thou mayest the soner and eallyer fynde (molte gentle reader) either the name of any perlone or any other good mattier conteined in this booke, I haue here added a large and plaine Table after the ozdze of the A. B. C. let out with the noumbze of the leafe, where thou shalt fynde any luche thyng as thou despzelt the2= |