NorshallIbeafraidtoconfessthetendernessofmynaturesochildish，thatIcannotwellrefusetoplaywithmydog，whenhethemostunseasonablyimportunesmetodoso。TheTurkshavealmsandhospitalsforbeasts。TheRomanshadpubliccaretothenourishmentofgeese，bywhosevigilancetheirCapitolhadbeenpreserved。TheAtheniansmadeadecreethatthemulesandmoylswhichhadservedatthebuildingofthetemplecalledHecatompedonshouldbefreeandsufferedtopastureattheirownchoice，withouthindrance。TheAgrigentineshadacommonusesolemnlytointerthebeaststheyhadakindnessfor，ashorsesofsomerarequality，dogs，andusefulbirds，andeventhosethathadonlybeenkepttodiverttheirchildren;andthemagnificencethatwasordinarywiththeminallotherthings，alsoparticularlyappearedinthesumptuosityandnumbersofmonumentserectedtothisend，andwhichremainedintheirbeautyseveralagesafter。TheEgyptiansburiedwolves，bears，crocodiles，dogs，andcatsinsacredplaces，embalmedtheirbodies，andputonmourningattheirdeath。CimongaveanhonourablesepulturetothemareswithwhichhehadthreetimesgainedtheprizeofthecourseattheOlympicGames。TheancientXantippuscausedhisdogtobeinterredonaneminencenearthesea，whichhaseversinceretainedthename，andPlutarchsays，thathehadascrupleaboutsellingforasmallprofittotheslaughtereranoxthathadbeenlonginhisservice。
EndTheEssaysofMontaigne，V11
byMicheldeMontaigneTranslatedbyCharlesCottonEditedbyWilliamCarewHazilitt1877
CONTENTSOFVOLUME11。
XIII。Ofjudgingofthedeathofanother。