Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients

Name: Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients
Author: Bacon, Francis

Bacon, Francis

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626; English essays -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Mythology, Classical

Of Goodness, and Goodness
        of Nature                       1612;  enlarged 1625          105

Of Nobility                       1612;  rewritten 1625         110

Of Seditions and Troubles         1625                          113

Of Atheism                        1612;  slightly enlarged 1625 124

Of Superstition                   1612;     ”        ”     1625 130

Of Travel                         1625;                         132

Of Empire                         1612;  much enlarged 1625     135

Of Counsels                       1612;  enlarged 1625          143

Of Delays                         1625;                         151

Of Cunning                        1612;  rewritten 1625         153

Of Wisdom for a Man’s Self        1612;  enlarged 1625          159

Of Innovations                    1625;                         161

Of Dispatch                       1612;                         163

Of Seeming Wise                   1612;                         166

Of Friendship                     1612;  rewritten 1625         168

Of Expense                        1597;  enlarged 1612;
                                                 and again 1625       179

Of the true Greatness of
        Kingdoms and Estates            1612;  enlarged 1625          181

Of Regimen of Health              1597;  enlarged 1612;
                                                 again 1625           195

Of Suspicion                      1625;                         197

Of Discourse                      1597;  slightly enlarged 1612;
                                                 again 1625           199

Of Plantations                    1625;                         202

Of Riches                         1612;  much enlarged 1625     207

Of Prophecies                     1625;                         212

Of Ambition                       1612;  enlarged 1625          217

Of Masques and Triumphs           1625;                         218

Of Nature in Men                  1612;  enlarged 1625          223

Of Custom and Education           1612;     ”      ”            225

Of Fortune                        1612;  slightly enlarged 1625 228

Of Usury                          1625;                         231

Of Youth and Age                  1612;  slightly enlarged 1625 237

Of Beauty                         1612;     ”         ”    1625 240

Of Deformity                      1612;  somewhat altered 1625  241

Of Building                       1625;                         243

Of Gardens                        1625;                         249

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Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients

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