Upon Some Verses of Virgil

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It happens as with the cages: the birds without despair to get in, and those within despair of getting out.

Michel de Montaigne

Essays

On marriage.

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Topic

Marriage

Author

Michel de Montaigne

Source

Upon Some Verses of Virgil Essays

Medium

Essay

Language

French

Time

1580 1580s 16th century

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Original Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "Sur des Vers de Virgile [Upon Some Verses of Virgil]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.

Current Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "On Some Lines of Virgil." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.