/Jardins des Tuileries, Paris /

Behold the hands, how they promise, conjure, appeal, menace, pray, supplicate, refuse, beckon, interrogate, admire, confess, cringe, instruct, command, mock…: and what not besides, with a variation and multiplication of variation which makes the tongue envious. – Michel de Montaigne

( Quoy des mains, nous requeron, nous promettons, appellons, congedion, menaçon, prion, suplions, nions, refusons, interrogeons, admirons, nombrons, confessons, repentons, craignons, vergoignons, doubtons, intruisons, commandons, incitons, encorageons, jurons, tesmoignons, accusons, condamnons, absolvons, injurions, mesprisons, deffions, despittons, flatons, applodissons, benissons, humilions, moquons, reconsilions, recommandons, exaltons, festoyons, rejouïssons, complaignons, attristons, desconfortons, desesperons, estonnons, escrions, taisons : et quoy non ? d’une variation et multiplication à l’enviy de la langue. – Michel de Montaigne )