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1. XXXII.

   Remark of Seneca on poisoned corpses ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   65

2. XXXIII.

   Of a tree on which three successive wives of one man hanged themselves ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   66

3. XXXIV.

   Aristotle's advice to Alexander ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   67

4. XXXV.

   How Roman noblemen became reconciled after being at variance ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   68

5. XXXVI.

   Discourse of a philosopher before a certain king ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   69

6. XXXVII.

   Of the wisdom displayed by an eagle when attacked by the serpent Perna ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   72

7. XXXVIII.

   A dove brings news to a beleaguered city ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   73

8. XXXIX.

   How discord between two brothers was brought to an end ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   74

9. XL.

   How a learned clerk discovered the infidelity of the wife of a certain knight ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   75

10. XLI.

    Of the self-sacrifice of an Athenian king ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    76

11. XLII.

    A prophecy concerning the fall of Rome ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    76

12. XLIII.

    Of a chasm in the midst of Rome, and how it was closed ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    77

13. XLIV.

    Of an artificer who made glass as flexible as copper, and of the wickedness of the Emperor Tiberius ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    78

14. XLV.

    Of the four reputed sons of a deceased king, and how it was decided which of them was really his ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    80

15. XLVI.

    How a certain man gathered more leaves than he could carry ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    81

16. XLVII.

    Of a Danish king who saw the three kings of Cologne in a vision ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    82

17. XLVIII.

    The story of Phalaris of Agrigentum and Perillus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    84

18. XLIX.

    Of the treachery of the Duchess Rosimila and its reward ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    85

19. L.

    Of the Emperor Zelongus, who sacrificed his right eye for his son's sake ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    86

20. LI.

    Tiberius Cæsar's reason for allowing corrupt governors to retain their offices ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    87