["For not treasures, nor the consular lictor, can remove the miserable… — Essays

Essays — Michel de Montaigne

["For not treasures, nor the consular lictor, can remove the miserable tumults of the mind, nor cares that fly about panelled ceilings."--Horace, Od., ii. 16, 9.]

Place: CHAPTER XLII · ¶1416
License: Public domain · Source
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