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 282 Anne Bradjli'eef s Works.

Philoias thus o'recharg'd with wrong and grief

Sunk in defpair without hope of ReHef,

Fain would have fpoke and made his own defence,

The Kino; would o^ive no ear, but went from thence

To his malicious Foes delivers him,

To wreak their fpight and hate on every limb.

Phi Iotas after him fends out this cry,

O Alexander, thy free clemency

My foes exceeds in malice, and their hate

Thy kingly word can eahly terminate.

Such torments great as wit could worfl" invent, [153]

Or flefh and life could bear, till both were fpent

Were now infli6ted on Parmenio\ fon

He might ^' accufe himfelf, as they had done,

At laft he did, fo they were juftiti'd,

And told the Avorld, that for his guilt' he di'd.

But how thefe Captains fhould, or yet their mafter

Look on Parmenio, after this difafler

They knew not, wherefore beft now to be done,

Was to difpatch the father as the fon.

This found advice at heart pleas'd Alexander,

Who was fo much ingag'd to this Commander,

As he would ne're confefs, nor yet'^ reward,

Nor could his Captains bear fo great regard:

Wherefore at once, all thefe to fatisfie,

It was decreed Parmenio fhould dye:

Polidamus, who feem'd Parnienio\ friend

To do this deed they into Media fend:

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