["I think 'twas slaughter of wild beasts that first stained the steel … — Essays

Essays — Michel de Montaigne

["I think 'twas slaughter of wild beasts that first stained the steel of man with blood."--Ovid, Met., xv. 106.]

Place: CHAPTER XI · ¶2175
License: Public domain · Source
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