. Annals of medical history. lile. Aivw i^assages which follow gi\e his owneslimatc of his shoikomiiigs. There is not a man li\ ing, whom it would solittle become to speak of memory as myself, forI have none at all; and do not think that theworld has again another so treacherous asmine. (Of Liars.) Agility and address I iie\er had and >ct amthe son of a very aetixc and spritcly father,and that continued to be so to an extreme oldage. I have seldom known any man of hiseondition, his equal in all bodily exercises:as I have seldom nut with any who havelicit cxeelled me, e\ei|)t in iimniiifj;,
. Annals of medical history. lile. Aivw i^assages which follow gi\e his owneslimatc of his shoikomiiigs. There is not a man li\ ing, whom it would solittle become to speak of memory as myself, forI have none at all; and do not think that theworld has again another so treacherous asmine. (Of Liars.) Agility and address I iie\er had and >ct amthe son of a very aetixc and spritcly father,and that continued to be so to an extreme oldage. I have seldom known any man of hiseondition, his equal in all bodily exercises:as I have seldom nut with any who havelicit cxeelled me, e\ei|)t in iimniiifj;, at which I was pretty good. In music or singing, Idi whichI have a very unlit \oice, or to play on anysort of instrument, they could never teach nicanything. ... My hands are so clumsy, that lean-not so much as write so as to read it myself,so that I had rather do what I have scribbledover again, than to take upon me the trouble tocorrect it, and do not read much better than Iwrite. I cannot handsomely fold up a letter, nor. 111 till- litk- pane of Montaignes tssjivs (lidition of 1,-88).I I urn Moiilaisif. Lllummc cl LOeuvre. by I, lionnefun. Iaris, iSgj.) could c\cr make a pen, or carve at table wortha pin, niir saddle a horse, nor carr\ a hawk, andfly her, nor hunt the dogs, nor lure a hawk,nor speak to a horse. In fine, my bodily qualitiesare \ ery well suited to those of my soul, there isnothing spritely, only a full and firm vigor. Iam i)atient enough of labor and pains, but it isonl\ whcTi I go M)luntar\ to the work, and onlyso long as ni\ own desire promi)ts me to it.(Of Presumption.) My library, which is of the best sort ofcountry libraries, is situated in a corner of myhouse; il :in\tliin;j, comes mto m\ head that 1ha\c a mind to look on or to wiitc, lest I MONTAIGNF. AND 99 sliould Forgot it In but fioiiijj; cross the iduit,I am lain to commit it to the memory of someother. If I venture in speakinji; to digressnever so httio from my subject, I
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