Montaigne's Essays, Volume 3Dent, 1965 |
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Page 8
... therein . Our essence is cymented with crased qualities ; ambition , jealosie , envy , revenge , superstition , dispaire , lodge in us , with so naturall a possession , as their image is also dis- cerned in beasts : yea and cruelty , so ...
... therein . Our essence is cymented with crased qualities ; ambition , jealosie , envy , revenge , superstition , dispaire , lodge in us , with so naturall a possession , as their image is also dis- cerned in beasts : yea and cruelty , so ...
Page 44
... therein is tainted with a ripe and constant judgement , and commixt with goodnesse , liberty , cheerefulnesse , and kindnesse . It is not onely in the subject of Laws and affaires of Princes , that our spirit sheweth it's beautie ...
... therein is tainted with a ripe and constant judgement , and commixt with goodnesse , liberty , cheerefulnesse , and kindnesse . It is not onely in the subject of Laws and affaires of Princes , that our spirit sheweth it's beautie ...
Page 381
... therein , but therein to take delight not to lose , but therein to finde it selfe . And for her part I employ her , to view herselfe in that prosper- ous state , to ponder and esteeme the good fortune she hath , and to amplifie the same ...
... therein , but therein to take delight not to lose , but therein to finde it selfe . And for her part I employ her , to view herselfe in that prosper- ous state , to ponder and esteeme the good fortune she hath , and to amplifie the same ...
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