The Essays of Michel de Montaigne, Volume 2G. Bell, 1905 |
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... and quarrels arise . " - LUCRETIUS , i . 3 , 475 . 2 Thou in thy cups blabbest out the secret counsels of the wise . " - HORACE , Od . xxi . 1 , 14 . have often been fain to carry both the one and 10 [ BOOK II , OF DRUNKENNESS .
... and quarrels arise . " - LUCRETIUS , i . 3 , 475 . 2 Thou in thy cups blabbest out the secret counsels of the wise . " - HORACE , Od . xxi . 1 , 14 . have often been fain to carry both the one and 10 [ BOOK II , OF DRUNKENNESS .
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... thou losest thy labour , I am still at ease ; where is the pain , where are the torments with which thou didst so threaten me ? Is this all thou canst do ? My constancy torments thee more than thy cruelty does me . O pitiful coward , thou ...
... thou losest thy labour , I am still at ease ; where is the pain , where are the torments with which thou didst so threaten me ? Is this all thou canst do ? My constancy torments thee more than thy cruelty does me . O pitiful coward , thou ...
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... Thou shalt see , " says the boy , " whom thou hast bought ; it would be a shame for me to serve , being so near the reach of liberty , " and having so said , threw himself from the top of the house . Antipater se- verely threatening the ...
... Thou shalt see , " says the boy , " whom thou hast bought ; it would be a shame for me to serve , being so near the reach of liberty , " and having so said , threw himself from the top of the house . Antipater se- verely threatening the ...
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... thou mayest boast to have killed a much more valiant man than thyself . " Fulvius disdaining him as a man out of his wits , and also having received letters from Rome censuring the inhumanity of his execution which tied his hands ...
... thou mayest boast to have killed a much more valiant man than thyself . " Fulvius disdaining him as a man out of his wits , and also having received letters from Rome censuring the inhumanity of his execution which tied his hands ...
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... thou hast not disdained to be both the counsellor of my life and the witness of my death . For my part , having always experienced the smiles of fortune , for fear lest the desire of living too long may make me see a contrary face , I ...
... thou hast not disdained to be both the counsellor of my life and the witness of my death . For my part , having always experienced the smiles of fortune , for fear lest the desire of living too long may make me see a contrary face , I ...
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