the essays of montaigne, v15-及3嫗
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sound wall�察�that deserves to be preserved and whited。
In favour of the Huguenots�察�who condemn our auricular and private
confession�察�I confess myself in public�察�religiously and purely�此�St。
Augustin�察�Origeti�察�and Hippocrates have published the errors of their
opinions�察�I�察�moreover�察�of my manners。 I am greedy of making myself
known�察�and I care not to how many�察�provided it be truly�察�or to say
better�察�I hunger for nothing�察�but I mortally hate to be mistaken by those
who happen to learn my name。 He who does all things for honour and
glory�察�what can he think to gain by shewing himself to the world in a
vizor�察�and by concealing his true being from the people�拭 �Praise a
humpback for his stature�察�he has reason to take it for an affront��
if you are a coward�察�and men commend you for your valour�察�is it of you
they speak�拭 �They take you for another。 I should like him as well who
glorifies himself in the compliments and congees that are made him as if
he were master of the company�察�when he is one of the least of the train。
Archelaus�察�king of Macedon�察�walking along the street�察�somebody threw
water on his head�察�which they who were with him said he ought to punish��
;Aye�察�but�察─�said he�察 �whoever it was�察�he did not throw the water upon me��
but upon him whom he took me to be。; Socrates being told that people
spoke ill of him�察 �Not at all�察─�said he�察 �there is nothing�察�in me of what
they say。;
For my part�察�if any one should recommend me as a good pilot�察�as being
very modest or very chaste�察�I should owe him no thanks�察�and so�察�whoever
should call me traitor�察�robber�察�or drunkard�察�I should be as little
concerned。 They who do not rightly know themselves�察�may feed themselves
with false approbations�察�not I�察�who see myself�察�and who examine myself
even to my very bowels�察�and who very well know what is my due。 I am
content to be less commended�察�provided I am better known。 I may be
reputed a wise man in such a sort of wisdom as I take to be folly。
I am vexed that my Essays only serve the ladies for a common piece of
furniture�察�and a piece for the hall�察�this chapter will make me part of
the water´closet。 I love to traffic with them a little in private��
public conversation is without favour and without savour。 In farewells��
we oftener than not heat our affections towards the things we take leave
of�察�I take my last leave of the pleasures of this world�此�these are our
last embraces。
But let us come to my subject�此�what has the act of generation�察�so
natural�察�so necessary�察�and so just�察�done to men�察�to be a thing not to
be spoken of without blushing�察�and to be excluded from all serious and
moderate discourse�拭 �We boldly pronounce kill�察�rob�察�betray�察�and that we
dare only to do betwixt the teeth。 Is it to say�察�the less we expend in
words�察�we may pay so much the more in thinking�拭 �For it is certain that
the words least in use�察�most seldom written�察�and best kept in�察�are the
best and most generally known�此�no age�察�no manners�察�are ignorant of them��
no more than the word bread they imprint themselves in every one without
being�察�expressed�察�without voice�察�and without figure�察�and the sex that
most practises it is bound to say least of it。 'Tis an act that we have
placed in the franchise of silence�察�from which to take it is a crime even
to accuse and judge it�察�neither dare we reprehend it but by periphrasis
and picture。 A great favour to a criminal to be so execrable that
justice thinks it unjust to touch and see him�察�free�察�and safe by the
benefit of the severity of his condemnation。 Is it not here as in matter
of books�察�that sell better and become more public for being suppressed��
For my part�察�I will take Aristotle at his word�察�who says�察�that
;bashfulness is an ornament to youth�察�but a reproach to old age。; These
verses are preached in the ancient school�察�a school that I much more
adhere to than the modern�此�its virtues appear to me to be greater�察�and
the vices less��
;Ceux qui par trop fuyant Venus estrivent��
Faillent autant que ceulx qui trop la suyvent。;
�А�They err as much who too much forbear Venus�察�as they who are too
frequent in her rites。;A translation by Amyot from Plutarch�察�A
philosopher should converse with princes。��
;Tu�察�dea�察�rerum naturam sola gubernas��
Nec sine to quicquam dias in luminis oras
Exoritur�察�neque fit laetum�察�nec amabile quidquam。;
�А�Goddess�察�still thou alone governest nature�察�nor without thee
anything comes into light�察�nothing is pleasant�察�nothing joyful。;
Lucretius�察�i。 22。��
I know not who could set Pallas and the Muses at variance with Venus�察�and
make them cold towards Love�察�but I see no deities so well met�察�or that
are more indebted to one another。 Who will deprive the Muses of amorous
imaginations�察�will rob them of the best entertainment they have�察�and of
the noblest matter of their work�此�and who will make Love lose the
communication and service of poesy�察�will disarm him of his best weapons��
by this means they charge the god of familiarity and good will�察�and the
protecting goddesses of humanity and justice�察�with the vice of
ingratitude and unthankfulness。 I have not been so long cashiered from
the state and service of this god�察�that my memory is not still perfect in
his force and value��
;Agnosco veteris vestigia flammae�察�
�А�I recognise vestiges of my old flame。;AEneid。�察�iv。 23。��
There are yet some remains of heat and emotion after the fever��
;Nec mihi deficiat calor hic�察�hiemantibus annis� �
�А�Nor let this heat of youth fail me in my winter years。;��
Withered and drooping as I am�察�I feel yet some remains of the past
ardour��
;Qual l'alto Egeo�察�per the Aquilone o Noto
Cessi�察�the tutto prima il volse et scosse��
Non 's accheta ei pero�察�ma'l suono e'l moto
Ritien del l'onde anco agitate e grosse�此�
�А�As Aegean seas�察�when storms be calmed again��
That rolled their tumbling waves with troublous blasts��
Do yet of tempests passed some show retain��
And here and there their swelling billows cast。;Fairfax。��
but from what I understand of it�察�the force and power of this god are
more lively and animated in the picture of poesy than in their own
essence��
;Et versus digitos habet�此�
�А�Verse has fingers。;Altered from Juvenal�察�iv。 196。��
it has I know not what kind of air�察�more amorous than love itself。 Venus
is not so beautiful�察�naked�察�alive�察�and panting�察�as she is here in Virgil��
;Dixerat�察�et niveis hinc atque hinc Diva lacertis
Cunctantem amplexu molli fovet。 Ille repente
Accepit solitam flammam�察�notusque medullas
Intravit calor�察�et labefacta per ossa cucurrit
Non secus atque olim tonitru�察�cum rupta corusco
Ignea rima micans percurrit lumine nimbos。
。 。 。 。 。 。 Ea verba loquutus��
Optatos dedit amplexus�察�placidumque petivit
Conjugis infusus gremio per membra soporem。;
�А�The goddess spoke�察�and throwing round him her snowy arms in soft
embraces�察�caresses him hesitating。 Suddenly he caught the wonted
flame�察�and the well´known warmth pierced his marrow�察�and ran
thrilling through his shaken bones�此�just as when at times�察�with
thunder�察�a stream of fire in lightning flashes shoots across the
skies。 Having spoken these words�察�he gave her the wished embrace��
and in the bosom of his spouse sought placid sleep。;
AEneid�察�viii。 387 and 392。��
All that I find fault with in considering it is�察�that he has represented
her a little too passionate for a married Venus�察�in this discreet kind of
coupling�察�the appetite is not usually so wanton�察�but more grave and dull。
Love hates that people should hold of any but itself�察�and goes but
faintly to work in familiarities derived from any other title�察�as
marriage is�此�alliance�察�dowry�察�therein sway by reason�察�as much or more
than grace and beauty。 Men do not marry for themselves�察�let them say
what they will�察�they marry as much or more for their posterity and
family�察�the custom and in