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Amongst so many borrowed things, am glad if I can steal one, disguising and altering it for some new service.

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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
Many
Plagiarism
Things
Altering
Amongst
Borrowed
Steal
Stealing
Glad
Service
Disguising

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