["If a pure hand has touched the altar, the pious offering of a small … — Essays

Essays — Michel de Montaigne

["If a pure hand has touched the altar, the pious offering of a small cake and a few grains of salt will appease the offended gods more effectually than costly sacrifices." --Horace, Od., iii. 23, 17.]

Place: CHAPTER LVI · ¶1748
License: Public domain · Source
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