THE WORKS OF MICHEL de MONTAIGNE

With Notes, Life and Letters
Complete in Ten Volumes
― ii ―
― iii ―
― iv ―

an image illustration possibly referenced in surrounding text, linked to full size version.
[Full Size]

Phyrric Dance. From painting by Jean Leon Gerome.
― 1 ―

THE WORKS OF MICHEL de MONTAIGNE

an essay by RALPH WALDO EMERSON

illustrated

EDWIN C. HILL

new york.

― 2 ―

EMERSON EDITION

Ten Hundred and Fifty Copies have been printed

Number _____

― 3 ―
― 4 ―

an image illustration possibly referenced in surrounding text, linked to full size version.
[Full Size]

Phyrric Dance. From painting by Jean Leon Gerome.
― 5 ―
ESSAYS OF MONTAIGNE
translated by CHARLES COTTON
revised by WILLIAM CAREW HAZLETT
VOLUME FOUR
New York: edwin c. hill mcmx
― 6 ―

Copyright 1910 by

EDWIN C. HILL

― 7 ―

CONTENTS

          
A Custom of the Isle of Cea 11 
Business To-Morrow 41 
Of Conscience 45 
Of Exercitation 53 
Of Recompenses of Honor 76 
Of the Affection of Fathers to their Children 83 
Of the Arms of the Parthians 126 
Of Books 133 
Of Cruelty 162 
Apology for Raimond de Sebonde 193 

― 8 ―
― 9 ―

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

    
Phyrric Dance. From Painting by Jean Leon Gerome Frontispiece 
The First Born. From Painting by Amos Cassioli Page 82 
The Quarter Hour of Rabelais. From Painting by Tito Conti Page 136 
Temptation. From Painting by Eduardo Gelli Page 170 

― 10 ―
― 11 ―