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Essays, Tr. by C. Cotton, With Some Account of the Life of Montaigne, Notes and a Tr. of All the Letters, Ed. by W.c. Hazlitt
Essays Tr by C Cotton With Some Account of the Life of Montaigne Notes and a Tr of All the Letters Ed by Wc Hazlitt Author:Michel Eyquem de Montaigne General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1877 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: ESSAYS MONTAIGNE. BOOK THE FIRST. CHAPTER L THAT MEN BY VARIOUS WAYS ARRIVE AT THE SAME END. The most usual way of appeasing the indignation of such as we have any way offended, when we see them in possession of the power of revenge, and find that we absolutely lie at their mercy, is by submission, to move them to commisera- Submis- tion and pity ; and yet bravery, constancy, and resolution, fie"0 1' however quite contrary means, have sometimes served to nearls of , the of- produce the same effect. fended. Edward, Prince of Wales (the same who so long governed Edward, our Guienne, a personage whose condition and fortune have in them a great deal of the most notable and most considerable parts of grandeur), having been highly incensed by the Limousins, and taking their city by assault, was not, either 1 Florio's version begins thus : " The most vsuall waie to appease those minds wee have offended, when revenge lies in their hands, and that we stand at their mercie, is by submission to move them to commiseration and pity : Neuerthlesse, courage, constancie, and resolution (meanes altogether opposite) have sometimes wrought the same effect. " VOL. I. A Remarkable valour of three French gentlemen. Scander- beg. by the cries of the people, or the prayers and tears of the women and children, abandoned to slaughter and prostrate at his feet for mercy, to be stayed from prosecuting his revenge ; till, penetrating further into the town, he at last took notice of three French gentlemen,1 who with incredible bravery, alone sustained the whole power of his victorious army. Then it was that considera...« less