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Panurge stood beside the galley with an oar in his hand, not to help the herdsmen but to prevent from from somehow clambering aboard and thus escapin… - François Rabelais
" "Panurge stood beside the galley with an oar in his hand, not to help the herdsmen but to prevent from from somehow clambering aboard and thus escaping their death, and all the while preached to them eloquently . . . with rhetorical flourishes about the miseries of this world and the blessings of the next, affirming that those who had passed on to that place were happier than those who lived on in this vale of tears.
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About François Rabelais
François Rabelais (ca. 1493 – April 9 1553) was a French humanist writer of satirical romances.
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Also Known As
Pen Names:
Seraphin Calobarsy
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Alcofribas Nasier
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Maistre Alcofribas Nasier
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M. Alcofribas
Alternative Names:
Francois Rabelais
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Rabelais
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Françoys Rabelais
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and his peers are not many. You may like him or not, may attack him or sing his praises, but you cannot ignore him. He is of those that die hard. Be as fastidious as you will; make up your mind to recognize only those who are, without any manner of doubt, beyond and above all others; however few the names you keep, Rabelais' will always remain.
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