An edition of Essais (1600)

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An edition of Essais (1600)

Essays

4th ed.
  • 3.75 ·
  • 4 Ratings
  • 67 Want to read
  • 7 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

The complete essays of Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592.

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Language
English
Pages
326

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The essays
The essays: a selection
1993, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: Essais
Essais
1978, Athlone Press
in French
Cover of: The essays of Michel de Montaigne.
Cover of: Essais.
Cover of: The essayes of Montaigne
The essayes of Montaigne
1906, Gibbings
in English - Museum ed.
Cover of: The essayes of Michael, Lord of Montaigne.
Cover of: Essays
Essays
1880, S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington
in English - 4th ed.
Cover of: Essays of Montaigne.
Cover of: Essais de Michel de Montaigne
Cover of: Essais.
Essais.
1818, Lefèvre
in French - nouv. éd.
Cover of: Essais
Essais: introd. par Émile Faguet.
Publish date unknown, Nelson
in French

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Table of Contents

Preliminary Essay (p. v)
Of Sorrow ( p. 1)
That our Affections carry themselves beyond our existence (p. 6)
How the Soul discharges its Passions upon false objects when the true are wanting (p. 17)
Of Idleness (p. 21)
Of Liars (p. 23)
Of Readiness or Slowness in Speech (p. 32)
Of Prognostications (p. 36)
Of Constancy (p. 42)
Of the Ceremony at the Interview of Princes (p. 46)
Of Fear (p. 49)
We are not to judge of Man's Happiness before his death (p. 53)
Philosophy teaches us how to die (p. 57)
One Man's Profit is another Man's Loss (p. 81)
Of Pedantry (p. 83)
Of one Defect in our Government (p. 102)
Of wearing Clothes (p. 105)
Of Friendship (p. 110)
Of Cannibals (p. 131)
Of Democritus and Heraclitus (p. 152)
Of Prayers (p. 157)
Of Age (p. 170)
Tomorrow for Business (p. 174)
Of Conscience (p. 178)
Of Honours and Rewards (p. 184)
Of Books (p. 190)
Of Cruelty (p. 211)
Excerpts from Apology for Raimond Sebond
The Vanity of Wisdom (p. 233)
That it is pleasant to search after Truth (p. 236)
Human Ignorance (p. 241)
Of Giving the Lie (p. 246)
We taste nothing Pure (p. 253)
Of Posts (p. 258)
Of Bad Means employed to a Good End (p. 260)
Not to Counterfeit Sickness (p. 266)
Of Thumbs (p. 270)
Of a Child Monster (p. 272)
Of Anger (p. 275)
Of Three Good Women (p. 286)
Of the most Excellent Men (p. 298)
Of the Resemblance of Children to their Fathers (p. 309)

Edition Notes

Published in
London
Series
The Gentle life series, no. 5

Classifications

Library of Congress
PQ1642 E5 F7 1880

The Physical Object

Pagination
326p.
Number of pages
326

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL13573587M
Internet Archive
essaysmo00montuoft

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