Stella & Rose's Books

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