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A Summer with Montaigne: On the Art of Living Well
A Summer with Montaigne: On the Art of Living Well | Antoine Compagnon
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“Faisant, dit-il, quelque effort en sautant, ses membres virils se produisirent : et est encore en usage entre les filles de là, une chanson, par laquelle elles s'entravertissent de ne faire point de grandes enjambées, de peur de devenir garçons“

16th-century philosopher Montaigne thought - as did other contemporaries - that too much jumping (or long walking strides), or thinking about it too much, could make a woman grow a penis. Easy!

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