Why may not a goose say thus: "All the parts of the universe I have
an interest in: the earth serves me to walk upon, the sun to light
me; the stars have their influence upon me; I have such an advantage
by the winds and such by the waters; there is nothing that yon heavenly
roof looks upon so favourably as me. I am the darling of Nature! Is
it not man that keeps and serves me?"
-- Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592)
-- Essays, Book ii, Chap. xii, Apology for Raimond Sebond
an interest in: the earth serves me to walk upon, the sun to light
me; the stars have their influence upon me; I have such an advantage
by the winds and such by the waters; there is nothing that yon heavenly
roof looks upon so favourably as me. I am the darling of Nature! Is
it not man that keeps and serves me?"
-- Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592)
-- Essays, Book ii, Chap. xii, Apology for Raimond Sebond
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