The Essayes of Michael, Lord of Montaigne, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Essayes of Michael, Lord of Montaigne, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Michel de Montaigne and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Essayes of Michael, Lord of Montaigne, Vol. 2 Meanes of his volubility and dissolution escape all these bonds. It is a vaine body, that hath no way about him to be seized on, or cut off: a diverse and deformed body, on which neither knot nor hold may be fastened. Verily there are few soules, so orderly, so constant, and so well borne, as may be trusted with their owne conduct, and may with moderation, and without rashnes, saile in the liberty of their judg ments beyond common Opinions. It is more expedient to give some body the charge and tuition of them. The spirit is an outragions glaive, yea even to his awne possessor, except he have the grace, very orderly and discreetly to arme himself} therewith. And there is no beast, to whom one may more justly apply a blinding bord, to keepe her sight in, and force her looke to her footing, and keepe from straying here and there, without the tracke which use and lawes trace her out. Therefore shall it be better for you to close and bound your selves in the accustomed path; howsoever it be, then to take your ight to this unbridled licence. But if any one of these new doctors shall undertake, to play the wise or ingenious before you, at the charge of his and your health: to rid you out of this dan gerons plague, which daily more and more spreds it selfe in your Courts, this preservative will in. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."