MONTAIGNE'S ESSAYS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Michel De Montaigne, John Florio, Graham Swift
Published by Folio Society
in 2006
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MONTAIGNE'S ESSAYS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Michel De Montaigne, John Florio, Graham Swift.
Stock no. 1830385
1st thus.
2006.
Hardback.
Very good condition.
Three volumes. Blue cloth spines with gilt title and decorations. Marbled boards. B/w frontis. Translated by John Florio and introduced by Graham Swift. A lovely set, appears unread. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is 2" split to either side of top join and is scuffed.
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Contents
- MONTAIGNE'S ESSAYS
- BOOK I
- Introduction
- THE ESSAYS
- The Author to the Reader
- 1 By divers meanes men come unto a like end
- 2 Of Sadnesse or Sorrowe
- 3 Our affections are transported beyond our selves
- 4 How the sole discharge her passions upon false objects, when the true faile it
- 5 Whether the Captaine of a place besieged ought to sally forth to parlie
- 6 That the houre of parlies is dangerous
- 7 That our ingention dgeth our actions
- 8 Of Idlenesse
- 9 Of Lyers
- 10 Of readie or slow speech
- 11 Of Prognostications
- 12 Of Constancie
- 13 Of Cermeonies in the enterview of the IKings
- 14 Men are punished by too-much opiniating themnselves in a place without reason
- 15 Of the punishment of Cowardise
- 16 A tricke of certaine Ambassadfors
- 17 Of Feare
- 18 That we should not judge of our happinesse, untill after our death
- 19 That to Philosophize, is to learne how to die
- 20 Of the force of imagination
- 21 The profit of one man is the dammage of another
- 22 Of custome, and how a received law shoudl not easily be changed
- 23 Divers events from one selfe same counsell
- 24 Of Pedantisme
- 25 Of the institution and education of children: To the Ladie Diana of Foix
- 26 It is follie to referre Truth Or Falshood to our suddiciencie
- 27 Of Friendship
- 28 Nine and Twentie Sonnets of Steven de Boetie: the the Lady of Grammont
- 29 Of Moderation
- 30 Of the Caniballes
- 31 That a man ought soberly to meddle with judging of divine laws
- 32 To avoid voluptuousnesse in regard of life
- 33 That Fortune is oftentimes met withall in pursuiof reason
- 34 Of a defect in our policies
- 35 Of the use of Apparell
- 36 Of Cato the younger
- 37 How we weepe and laugh at one self-same thing
- 38 Of Solitarinesse
- 39 A Consideration upon Cicero
- 40 That the tast of goods or evils doth greatly depend on the opinion we have of them
- 41 That a man should not communicate his glorie
- 42 Of the inequalitie that is betweene us
- 43 Of Sumptuarie Lawes, or Lawes for moderating of expenses
- 44 Of Sleeping
- 45 Of the Battell of Dreux
- 46 Of Names
- 47 Of the uncertaintie of our judgement
- 48 Of Steeds, called in French Destriers
- 49 Of ancient customes
- 50 Of Democritus and Heraclitus
- 51 Of the vanitie of Words
- 52 Of the parcimonie of our Forefathers
- 53 Of a Saying of Caesar
- 54 Of vaine subtilties or subtill devices
- 55 Of smels and odors
- 56 Of Praiers and Orisons
- 57 Of Age
- MONTAIGNE'S ESSAYS
- BOOK II
- 1 Of the inconstanie of our actions
- 2 Of Drunkennesse
- 3 A Custome of the Ile of Cea
- 4 To morrow is a new day
- 5 Of conscience
- 6 Of exercise of practice
- 7 Of the recompences or rewards of Honour
- 8 Of the affection of fathers to their Children
- 9 Of the Parthians Armes
- 10 Of Bookes
- 11 Of Cruelite
- 12 An Apologie of Raymond Sebond
- 13 Of Judging of others death
- 14 How that our spirit hindereth it selfe
- 15 That our desires are encreased by difficultie
- 16 Of Glory
- 17 Of Presumption
- 18 Of Giving the life
- 19 Of the liberty of conscience
- 20 We taste nothing purely
- 21 Against idlenese, or doing nothing
- 22 Of running posts, or curriers
- 23 Of bgad meanes emploied to a good end
- 24 Of the Romagreatnesse
- 25 How a man should not counterfiet to be sicke
- 26 Of Thumbs
- 27 Cowardize, the Mother of Cruelie
- 28 All things have their season
- 29 Of Vertue
- 30 Of a monstrous Child
- 31 Of anger and Choler
- 32 A defence of Seneca and Plutarke
- 33 The Historie of Spurina
- 34 Observations concerning the meanes to warre after the manner of Julius Caesar
- 35 Of three good women
- 36 Of the worthiest and most excellent men
- 37 Of the resemblance betweene children and fathers
- MONTAIGNE'S ESSAYS
- BOOK III
- 1 Of profit and honesty
- 2 Of Repenting
- 3 Of three commerces or societies
- 4 Of Diverting and diversions
- 5 Upon some verses of Virgill
- 6 Of Coaches
- 7 Of the incommoditie of greatnesse
- 8 Of the Art of Conferring
- 9 Of vanitie
- 10 How one ought to governe his will
- 11 Of the lame or cripple
- 12 Of Phisiognomy
- 13 Of Experience