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A70610 Essays of Michael, seigneur de Montaigne in three books : with marginal notes and quotations and an account of the author's life : with a short character of the author and translator, by a person of honour / made English by Charles Cotton ...; Essais. English Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592.; Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695.; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687. 1700 (1700) Wing M2481; ESTC R17025 313,571 634

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friend_n he_o have_v in_o that_o court_n he_o unhandsome_o revolt_v and_o turn_v to_o the_o other_o side_n but_o to_o his_o own_o misfortune_n nevertheless_o what_o constellation_n soever_o govern_v at_o that_o time_n but_o he_o carry_v himself_o in_o this_o affair_n like_o a_o man_n agitate_a with_o divers_a passion_n for_o have_v both_o town_n and_o force_n in_o his_o hand_n the_o enemy_n army_n under_o antonio_n de_fw-fr leva_n close_o by_o he_o and_o we_o not_o at_o all_o suspect_v his_o design_n it_o have_v be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o have_v do_v more_o than_o he_o do_v for_o he_o lose_v no_o man_n by_o this_o infidelity_n of_o he_o nor_o any_o town_n but_o fossan_n only_o and_o that_o after_o a_o long_a siege_n and_o a_o brave_a defence_n 29._o hor._n l._n 3._o od._n 29._o prudens_fw-la futuri_fw-la temporis_fw-la exitum_fw-la caliginosa_fw-la necte_fw-la premit_fw-la deus_fw-la ridetque_fw-la si_fw-la mortalis_fw-la ultra_fw-la fas_fw-la trepidat_fw-la the_o eternal_a mover_n 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