Chapter I: Front Matter

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CONTENTS:

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V01, 1877, Cotton [MN#01][mn01v10.txt]3581 THE LIFE OF MONTAIGNE THE LETTERS OF MONTAIGNE

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V02, 1877, Cotton [MN#02][mn02v10.txt]3582 BOOK THE FIRST.--CHAP. I. to XII. I. That Men by Various Ways Arrive at the Same End. II. Of Sorrow. III. That our affections carry themselves beyond us . IV. That the soul discharges her passions upon false objects, where the true are wanting. V. Whether the governor of a place besieged ought himself to go out to parley. VI. That the hour of parley is dangerous. VII. That the intention is judge of our actions. VIII. Of idleness. IX. Of liars. X. Of quick or slow speech. XI. Of prognostications. XII. Of constancy.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V03, 1877, Cotton [MN#03][mn03v10.txt]3583 BOOK THE FIRST.--CHAP. XIII. to XXI. XIII. The ceremony of the interview of princes. XIV. That men are justly punished for being obstinate in the defence of a fort. XV. Of the punishment of cowardice. XVI. A proceeding of some ambassadors. XVII. Of fear. XVIII. That men are not to judge of our happiness till after death. XIX. That to study philosophy is to learn to die. XX. Of the force of imagination. XXI. That the profit of one man is the damage of another.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V04, 1877, Cotton [MN#04][mn04v10.txt]3584 BOOK THE FIRST.--CHAP. XXII. to XXIV. XXII. Of custom, and that we should not easily change a law received XXIII. Various events from the same counsel. XXIV. Of pedantry.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V05, 1877, Cotton [MN#05][mn05v10.txt]3585 BOOK THE FIRST.--CHAP. XXV. to XXVI. XXV. Of the education of children. XXVI. That it is folly to measure truth and error by our own capacity.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V06, 1877, Cotton [MN#06][mn06v10.txt]3586 BOOK THE FIRST.--CHAP. XXVII. to XXXVIII. XXVII. Of friendship. XXVIII. Nine-and-twenty sonnets of Estienne de la Boetie. XXIX. Of moderation. XXX. Of cannibals. XXXI. That a man is soberly to judge of the divine ordinances. XXXII. That we are to avoid pleasures, even at the expense of life. XXXIII. That fortune is oftentimes observed to act by the rule of reason. XXXIV. Of one defect in our government. XXXV. Of the custom of wearing clothes. XXXVI. Of Cato the Younger. XXXVII. That we laugh and cry for the same thing. XXXVIII. Of solitude.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V07, 1877, Cotton [MN#07][mn07v10.txt]3587 BOOK THE FIRST.--CHAP. XXXIX. to XLVII. XXXIX. A consideration upon Cicero. XL. That the relish of good and evil depends in a great measure upon opinion. XLI. Not to communicate a man's honour. XLII. Of the inequality amongst us. XLIII. Of sumptuary laws. XLIV. Of sleep. XLV. Of the battle of Dreux. XLVI. Of names. XLVII. Of the uncertainty of our judgment.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V08, 1877, Cotton [MN#08][mn08v10.txt]3588 BOOK THE FIRST.--CHAP. XLVIII. to LVII. XLVIII. Of war-horses, or destriers. XLIX. Of ancient customs. L. Of Democritus and Heraclitus. LI. Of the vanity of words. LII. Of the parsimony of the Ancients. LIII. Of a saying of Caesar. LIV. Of vain subtleties. LV. Of smells. LVI. Of prayers. LVII. Of age.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V09, 1877, Cotton [MN#09][mn09v10.txt]3589 BOOK THE SECOND.--CHAP. I. to VI. I. Of the inconstancy of our actions. II. Of drunkenness. III. A custom of the Isle of Cea. IV. To-morrow's a new day. V. Of conscience. VI. Use makes perfect.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V10, 1877, Cotton [MN#10][mn10v10.txt]3590 BOOK THE SECOND.--CHAP. VII. to XII. VII. Of recompenses of honour. VIII. Of the affection of fathers to their children. IX. Of the arms of the Parthians. X. Of books. XI. Of cruelty. XII.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V11, 1877, Cotton [MN#11][mn11v10.txt]3591 BOOK THE SECOND.--CHAP. XIII. to XVII. XIII. Of judging of the death of another. XIV. That the mind hinders itself. XV. That our desires are augmented by difficulty. XVI. Of glory. XVII. Of presumption.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V12, 1877, Cotton [MN#12][mn12v10.txt]3592 BOOK THE SECOND.--CHAP. XVIII. to XXXI. XVIII. Of giving the lie. XIX. Of liberty of conscience. XX. That we taste nothing pure. XXI. Against idleness. XXII. Of Posting. XXIII. Of ill means employed to a good end. XXIV. Of the Roman grandeur. XXV. Not to counterfeit being sick. XXVI. Of thumbs. XXVII. Cowardice the mother of cruelty. XXVIII. All things have their season. XXIX. Of virtue. XXX. Of a monstrous child. XXXI. Of anger.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V13, 1877, Cotton [MN#13][mn13v10.txt]3593 BOOK THE SECOND.--CHAP. XXXII. to XXXVII. XXXII. Defence of Seneca and Plutarch. XXXIII. The story of Spurina. XXXIV. Observation on the means to carry on a war according to Julius Caesar. XXXV. Of three good women. XXXVI. Of the most excellent men. XXXVII. Of the resemblance of children to their fathers.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V14, 1877, Cotton [MN#14][mn14v10.txt]3594 BOOK THE THIRD.--CHAP. I. to IV. I. Of Profit and Honesty. II. Of Repentance. III. Of Three Commerces. IV. Of Diversion.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V15, 1877, Cotton [MN#15][mn15v10.txt]3595 BOOK THE THIRD.--CHAP. V. V. Upon Some verses of Virgil.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V16, 1877, Cotton [MN#16][mn16v10.txt]3596 BOOK THE THIRD.--CHAP. VI. to VIII. VI. Of Coaches. VII. Of the Inconvenience of Greatness. VIII. Of the Art of Conference.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V17, 1877, Cotton [MN#17][mn17v10.txt]3597 BOOK THE THIRD.--CHAP. IX. IX. Of Vanity.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V18, 1877, Cotton [MN#18][mn18v10.txt]3598 BOOK THE THIRD.--CHAP. X. to XII. X. Of Managing the Will. XI. Of Cripples. XII. Of Physiognomy.

Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V19, 1877, Cotton [MN#19][mn19v10.txt]3599 BOOK THE THIRD.--CHAP. XIII. XIII. Of Experience.

Dec 2002 The Complete Essays of Montaigne, Cotton [MN#20][mn20v10.txt]3600 Entire Project Gutenberg Montaigne Letters and Essays ed. 1877