Proficient in Latin even before he knew his own tongue, Montaigne received an unusual education. His whole life was spent in storing up his choice thoughts for our profit and pleasure. (Volume 32, Harvard Classics)
Michel de Montaigne born Feb. 28, 1533.
Introductory Note: Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe
Introductory Note: Benvenuto Cellini
Autobiography (Vol. I, Ch. CVII-CXI), by Benvenuto Cellini
Introductory Note: William Penn
Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims, by William Penn
Introductory Note: The Life of Mr. George Herbert by Izaak Walton
The Life of Mr. George Herbert, by Izaak Walton
Introductory Note: Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Two Years before the Mast (Ch. XVI), by Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Introductory Note: Sir Richard Steele
The Spectator Club, by Sir Richard Steele
Introductory Note: Michel de Montaigne
Introductory Note: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Introductory Note: Victor Hugo
Preface to Cromwell, by Victor Hugo
Introductory Note: Daniel Defoe
The Shortest-Way with the Dissenters, by Daniel Defoe
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