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From Montaigne the Essayist: A Biography, by Bayle St. John

AT THE COURT OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI

"Indeed, as soon as the the influence of Catherine de Medici began to be felt in reality, the corruption of France increased, but became more gorgeous and refined. There was a perfect fury for adornments and costumes; and, as a historian naively remarks, 'modesty suffered.'"

From Chapter X, Montaigne as a Lover