{"date":"February 28","id":"02-28","intro":["Proficient in Latin even before he knew his own tongue, Montaigne received an unusual education. His whole life was spent in storing up his choice thoughts for our profit and pleasure."],"minutes":27,"readings":[{"author":"Michel de Montaigne","end":40,"start":29,"volume":32,"work":"Essays"}],"slug":"february-28","status":"proofread","title":"Spoke Latin First","url":"/harvard-classics/february-28/","words":5488}