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There is some shadow of delight and delicacy which smiles upon and flatters us even in the very lap of melancholy.

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Michel de Montaigne
Age: 59 †
Born: 1533
Born: February 28
Died: 1592
Died: September 13
Autobiographer
Essayist
French Moralist
Jurist
Philosopher
Poet Lawyer
Politician
Translator
Writer
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
Delight
Shadow
Happiness
Upon
Flatters
Even
Delicacy
Lap
Smiles
Melancholy

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