The　Essays　of　Montaigne；　V6
  by　Michel　de　Montaigne
  Translated　by　Charles　Cotton
  Edited　by　William　Carew　Hazilitt
  1877
  CONTENTS　OF　VOLUME　6。
  XXVII。　　　　Of　friendship。
  XXVIII。　　　Nine…and…twenty　sonnets　of　Estienne　de　la　Boetie。
  XXIX。　　　　　Of　moderation。
  XXX。　　　　　　Of　cannibals。
  XXXI。　　　　　That　a　man　is　soberly　to　judge　of　the　divine　ordinances。
  XXXII。　　　　That　we　are　to　avoid　pleasures；　even　at　the　expense　of　life。
  XXXIII。　　　That　fortune　is　oftentimes　observed　to　act　by　the　rule　of
  reason。
  XXXIV。　　　　Of　one　defect　in　our　government。
  XXXV。　　　　　Of　the　custom　of　wearing　clothes。
  XXXVI。　　　　Of　Cato　the　Younger。
  XXXVII。　　　That　we　laugh　and　cry　for　the　same　thing。
  XXXVIII。　　Of　solitude。
  CHAPTER　XXVII
  OF　FRIENDSHIP
  Having　considered　the　proceedings　of　a　painter　that　serves　me；　I　had　a
  mind　to　imitate　his　way。　　He　chooses　the　fairest　place　and　middle　of　any
  wall；　or　panel；　wherein　to　draw　a　picture；　which　he　finishes　with　his
  utmost　care　and　art；　and　the　vacuity　about　it　he　fills　with　grotesques；
  which　are　odd　fantastic　figures　without　any　grace　but　what　they　derive
  from　their　variety；　and　the　extravagance　of　their　shapes。　　And　in　truth；
  what　are　these　things　I　scribble；　other　than　grotesques　and　monstrous
  bodies；　made　of　various　parts；　without　any　certain　figure；　or　any　other
  than　accidental　order；　coherence；　or　proportion？
  〃Desinit　in　piscem　mulier　formosa　superne。〃
  ＇〃A　fair　woman　in　her　upper　form　terminates　in　a　fish。〃
  Horace；　De　Arte　Poetica；　v。　4。＇
  In　this　second　part　I　go　hand　in　hand　with　my　painter；　but　fall　very
  short　of　him　in　the　first　and　the　better；　my　power　of　handling　not　being
  such；　that　I　dare　to　offer　at　a　rich　piece；　finely　polished；　and　set　off
  according　to　art。　　I　have　therefore　thought　fit　to　borrow　one　of　Estienne
  de　la　Boetie；　and　such　a　one　as　shall　honour　and　adorn　all　the　rest　of　my
  worknamely；　a　discourse　that　he　called　'Voluntary　Servitude'；　but；
  since；　those　who　did　not　know　him　have　properly　enough　called　it　〃Le
  contr　Un。〃　　He　wrote　in　his　youth；＇〃Not　being　as　yet　eighteen　years
  old。〃Edition　of　1588。＇　by　way　of　essay；　in　honour　of　liberty　against
  tyrants；　and　it　has　since　run　through　the　hands　of　men　of　great　learning
  and　judgment；　not　without　singular　and　merited　commendation；　for　it　is
  finely　written；　and　as　full　as　anything　can　possibly　be。　　And　yet　one　may
  confidently　say　it　is　far　short　of　what　he　was　able　to　do；　and　if　in　that
  more　mature　age；　wherein　I　had　the　happiness　to　know　him；　he　had　taken　a
  design　like　this　of　mine；　to　commit　his　thoughts　to　writing；　we　should
  have　seen　a　great　many　rare　things；　and　such　as　would　have　gone　very　near
  to　have　rivalled　the　best　writings　of　antiquity：　for　in　natural　parts
  especially；　I　know　no　man　comparable　to　him。　　But　he　has　left　nothing
  behind　him；　save　this　treatise　only　（and　that　too　by　chance；　for　I
  believe　he　never　saw　it　after　it　first　went　out　of　his　hands）；　and　some
  observations　upon　that　edict　of　January　＇1562；　which　granted　to　the
  Huguenots　the　public　exercise　of　their　religion。＇　made　famous　by　our
  civil…wars；　which　also　shall　elsewhere；　peradventure；　find　a　place。
  These　were　all　I　could　recover　of　his　remains；　I　to　whom　with　so
  affectionate　a　remembrance；　upon　his　death…bed；　he　by　his　last　will
  bequeathed　his　library　and　papers；　the　little　book　of　his　works　only
  excepted；　which　I　committed　to　the　press。　　And　this　particular　obligation
  I　have　to　this　treatise　of　his；　that　it　was　the　occasion　of　my　first
  coming　acquainted　with　him；　for　it　was　showed　to　me　long　before　I　had　the
  good　fortune　to　know　him；　and　the　first　knowledge　of　his　name；　proving
  the　first　cause　and　foundation　of　a　friendship；　which　we　afterwards
  improved　and　maintained；　so　long　as　God　was　pleased　to　continue　us
  together；　so　perfect；　inviolate；　and　entire；　that　certainly　the　like　is
  hardly　to　be　found　in　story；　and　amongst　the　men　of　this　age；　there　is　no
  sign　nor　trace　of　any　such　thing　in　use；　so　much　concurrence　is　required
  to　the　building　of　such　a　one；　that　'tis　much；　if　fortune　bring　it　but
  once　to　pass　in　three　ages。
  There　is　nothing　to　which　nature　seems　so　much　to　have　inclined　us；　as　to
  society；　and　Aristotle　；　says　that　the　good　legislators　had　more　respect
  to　friendship　than　to　justice。　　Now　the　most　supreme　point　of　its
  perfection　is　this：　for；　generally；　all　those　that　pleasure；　profit；
  public　or　private　interest　create　and　nourish；　are　so　much　the　less
  beautiful　and　generous；　and　so　much　the　less　friendships；　by　how　much
  they　mix　another　cause；　and　design；　and　fruit　in　friendship；　than　itself。
  Neither　do　the　four　ancient　kinds；　natural；　social；　hospitable；　venereal；
  either　separately　or　jointly；　make　up　a　true　and　perfect　friendship。
  That　of　children　to　parents　is　rather　respect：　friendship　is　nourished　by
  communication；　which　cannot　by　reason　of　the　great　disparity；　be　betwixt
  these；　but　would　rather　perhaps　offend　the　duties　of　nature；　for　neither
  are　all　the　secret　thoughts　of　fathers　fit　to　be　communicated　to
  children；　lest　it　beget　an　indecent　familiarity　betwixt　them；　nor　can　the
  advices　and　reproofs；　which　is　one　of　the　principal　offices　of
  friendship；　be　properly　performed　by　the　son　to　the　father。　　There　are
  some　countries　where　'twas　the　custom　for　children　to　kill　their　fathers；
  and　others；　where　the　fathers　killed　their　children；　to　avoid　their　being
  an　impediment　one　to　another　in　life；　and　naturally　the　expectations　of
  the　one　depend　upon　the　ruin　of　the　other。　　There　have　been　great
  philosophers　who　have　made　nothing　of　this　tie　of　nature；　as　Aristippus
  for　one；　who　being　pressed　home　about　the　affection　he　owed　to　his
  children；　as　being　come　out　of　him；　presently　fell　to　spit；　saying；　that
  this　also　came　out　of　him；　and　that　we　also　breed　worms　and　lice；　and
  that　other；　that　Plutarch　endeavoured　to　reconcile　to　his　brother：
  〃I　make　never　the　more　account　of　him；〃　said　he；　〃for　coming　out　of　the
  same　hole。〃　　This　name　of　brother　does　indeed　carry　with　it　a　fine　and
  delectable　sound；　and　for　that　reason；　he　and　I　called　one　another
  brothers　but　the　complication　of　interests；　the　division　of　estates；　and
  that　the　wealth　of　the　one　should　be　the　property　of　the　other；　strangely
  relax　and　weaken　the　fraternal　tie：　brothers　pursuing　their　fortune　and
  advancement　by　the　same　path；　'tis　hardly　possible　but　they　must　of
  necessity　often　jostle　and　hinder　one　another。　　Besides；　why　is　it
  necessary　that　the　correspondence　of　manners；　parts；　and　inclinations；
  which　begets　the　true　and　perfect　friendships；　should　always　meet　in
  these　relations？　　The　father　and　the　son　may　be　of　quite　contrary
  humours；　and　so　of　brothers：　he　is　my　son；　he　is　my　brother；　but　he　is
  passionate；　ill…natured；　or　a　fool。　　And　moreover；　by　how　much　these　are
  friendships　that　the　law　and　natural　obligation　impose　upon　us；　so　much
  less　is　there　of　our　own　choice　and　voluntary　freedom；　whereas　that
  voluntary　liberty　of　ours　has　no　production　more　promptly　and；　properly
  its　own　than　affection　and　friendship。　　Not　that　I　have　not　in　my　own
  person　experimented　all　that　can　possibly　be　expected　of　that　kind；
  having　had　the　best　and　most　indulgent　father；　even　to　his　extreme　old
  age；　that　ever　was；　and　who　was　himself　descended　from　a　family　for　many
  generations　famous　and　exemplary　for　brotherly　concord：
  〃Et　ipse
  Notus　in　fratres　animi　paterni。〃
  ＇〃And　I　myself；　known　for　paternal　love　toward　my　brothers。〃
  Horace；　Ode；　ii。　2；　6。
  We　are　not　here　to　bring　the　love　we　bear　to　women；　though　it　be　an　act
  of　our　own　choice；　into　comparison；　nor　rank　it　with　the　others。　　The
  fire　of　this；　I　confess；
  〃Neque　enim　est　dea　nescia　nostri
  Qux　dulcem　curis　miscet　amaritiem；〃
  ＇〃Nor　is　the　goddess　unknown　to　me　who　mixes　a　sweet　bitterness
  with　my　love。〃…Catullus；　lxviii。　17。＇
  is　more　active；　more　eager；　and　more　sharp：　but　withal；　'tis　more
  precipitant；　fickle；　moving；　and　inconstant；　a　fever　subject　to
  intermissions　and　paroxysms；　that　has　seized　but　on　one　part　of　us。
  Whereas　in　friendship；　'tis　a　general　and　universal　fire；　but　temperate
  and　equal；　a　constant　established　heat；　all　gentle　and　smooth；　without
  poignancy　or　roughness。　　Moreover；　in　love；　'tis　no　other　than　frantic
  desire　for　that　which　flies　from　us：
  〃Come　segue　la　lepre　il　cacciatore
  Al　freddo；　al　caldo；　alla　montagna；　al　lito；
  Ne　piu　l'estima　poi　the　presa　vede；
  E　sol　dietro　a　chi　fugge　affretta　il　piede〃
  ＇〃As　the　hunter　pursues　the　hare；　in　cold　and　heat；　to　the　mountain；
  to　the　shore；　nor　cares　for　it　farther　when　he　sees　it　taken；　and
  only　delights　in　chasing　that　which　flees　from　him。〃Aristo；　x。　7。＇
  so　soon　as　it　enters　unto　the　terms　of　friendship；　that　is　to　say；　into　a
  concurrence　of　desires；　it　vanishes　and　is　gone；　fruition　destroys　it；
  as　having　only　a　fleshly　end；　and　such　a　one　as　is　subject　to　satiety。
  Friendship；　on　the　contrary；　is　enjoyed　proportionably　as　it　is　desired；
  and　only　grows　up；　is　nourished　and