Montaigne

[ mon-teyn; French mawn-ten-yuh ]

/ mɒnˈteɪn; French mɔ̃ˈtɛn yə /

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noun

Mi·chel Ey·quem

[mee-shel e-kem], /miˈʃɛl ɛˈkɛm/, Seigneur de, 1533–92, French essayist.

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She gives no nods to the Humanists, like Montaigne, Francis Bacon, Erasmus, or Descartes.
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The Complete Works By Michel de Montaigne This is the one inexhaustible book anyone interested in the form must have.
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Montaigne swore by it and quoted it extensively in his Essays.
The Book That Changed the World|Jimmy So|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And forget about anything resembling the splendor of Avenue Montaigne in Paris, the hub of luxury powerhouse LVMH.
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Mrs. Montaigne loved both her children, said that she did so equally, and they both ruled her; Helena by fear, Herbert by love.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
And I plain told her that Helena Montaigne was here, and 'twas her chanst to make friends with her.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Montaigne would say:219 I will have elbow-room: I will be courteous and affable according to my fancy, without fear or remorse.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre|Jean de La Bruyre
We are disturbed in our slumber only, like the luxurious Montaigne, ‘that we may the better and more sensibly enjoy it.’
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
In this work he systematized many of the opinions of Montaigne.
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British Dictionary definitions for Montaigne

Montaigne

/ (French mɔ̃tɛɲ) /

noun

Michel Eyquem de (miʃɛl ikɛm də). 1533–92, French writer. His life's work, the Essays (begun in 1571), established the essay as a literary genre and record the evolution of his moral ideas

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