MONTAIGNE RABELAIS CORNEILLE ROCHEFOUCAULD MOLIÈRE LA FONTAINE PASCAL SÉVIGNÉ (Madame de) BOILEAU RACINE FÉNÉLON There is scarcely any man into whose character we have more insight than that of Montaigne. He has written four volumes of "Essays," which are principally taken up by narrations of what happened to himself, or dissertations on his own nature, and this in an enlightened and philosophical, though quaint and naïve style, which renders him one of the most delightful authors in the world. It were easy to fabricate a long biography, by drawing from this source, and placing in a consecutive view, the various information he affords. We must abridge, however, into a few pages several volu…
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