["The gladiator conquered in the lists hopes on, though the menacing s… — Essays

Essays — Michel de Montaigne

["The gladiator conquered in the lists hopes on, though the menacing spectators, turning their thumb, order him to die." --Pentadius, De Spe, ap. Virgilii Catadecta.]

Place: CHAPTER III · ¶1906
License: Public domain · Source
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