The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

Essays
Book language: English
133 pages

The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral is a collection of short essays by Francis Bacon on human conduct, virtue, power and practical wisdom. Bacon offers concise reflections on subjects such as truth, death, friendship and ambition, making this a rewarding work for quiet contemplation.

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THE ESSAYS OR COUNSELS,
CIVIL AND MORAL,
OF FRANCIS Ld. VERULAM VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS
Francis Bacon
TO
THE RIGHT HONORABLE
MY VERY GOOD LORD
THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM
HIS GRACE, LORD
HIGH ADMIRAL OF ENGLAND
EXCELLENT LORD:
SALOMON saies; A good Name is as a precious oyntment;
And I assure my selfe, such wil your Graces Name bee, with
Posteritie. For your Fortune, and Merit both, have been
Eminent. And you have planted Things, that are like to
last. I doe now publish my Essayes; which, of all my other
workes, have beene most Currant: For that, as it seemes,
they come home, to Mens Businesse, and Bosomes. I have
enlarged them, both in Number, and Weight; So that they
are indeed a New Worke. I thought it therefore agreeable,
to my Affection, and Obligation to your Grace, to prefix
your Name before them, both in English, and in Latine. For

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THE ESSAYS OR COUNSELS, CIVIL AND MORAL,
OF FRANCIS Ld. VERULAM VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS
Francis Bacon
Of Truth
Of Death
Of Unity In Religion
Of Revenge
Of Adversity
Of Simulation And Dissimulation
Of Parents And Children
Of Marriage And Single Life
Of Envy
Of Love
Of Great Place
Of Boldness
Of Goodness and Goodness Of Nature
Of Nobility
Of Seditions And Troubles
Of Atheism
Of Superstition
Of Travel
Of Empire
Of Counsel
Of Delays
Of Cunning
Of Wisdom For A Man's Self
Of Innovations
Of Dispatch
Of Seeming Wise
Of Friendship

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The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

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