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Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban
- Close sectionThe Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
- Further
- Dedication
- Close sectionThe Essays
- Of Truth. I .
- Of Death. II .
- Of Unity in Religion. III .
- Of Revenge. IIII.
- Of Adversitie. V.
- Of Simulation And Dissimulation. VI.
- Of Parents and Children. VII.
- Of Marriage And Single Life. VIII.
- Of Envy. IX.
- Of Love. X.
- Of Great Place. XI.
- Of Boldnesse. XII.
- Of Goodnesse And Goodnesse of Nature. XIII.
- Of Nobility. XIIII.
- Of Seditions And Troubles. XV.
- Of Atheisme. XVI.
- Of Superstition. XVII.
- Of Travaile. XVIII.
- Of Empire. XIX.
- Of Counsell. XX.
- Of Delayes. XXI.
- Of Cunning. XXII.
- Of Wisedome for a Mans selfe. XXIII.
- Of Innovations. XXIIII .
- Of Dispatch. XXV .
- Of Seeming wise. XXVI .
- Of Frendship. XXVII .
- Of Expence. XXVIII.
- Of the true Great- nesse of Kingdomes and Estates. XXIX.
- Of Regiment of Health. XXX.
- Of Suspicion. XXXI.
- Of Discourse. XXXII.
- Of Plantations. XXXIII.
- Of Riches. XXXIIII.
- Of Prophecies. XXXV.
- Of Ambition. XXXVI.
- Of Masques and Triumphs. XXXVII.
- Of Nature in Men. XXXVIII.
- Of Custome and Education. XXXIX.
- Of Fortune. XL.
- Of Usurie XLI.
- Of Youth and Age. XLII.
- Of Beauty. XLIII.
- Of Deformity. XLIIII.
- Of Building. XLV.
- Of Gardens. XLVI.
- Of Negociating. XLVII.
- Of Followers and Frends. XLVIII.
- Of Sutours. XLIX.
- Of Studies. L.
- Of Faction. LI.
- Of Ceremonies and Respects. LII .
- Of Praise. LIII.
- Of Vaine-Glory. LIIII.
- Of Honour and Reputation. LV.
- Of Judicature. LVI.
- Of Anger. LVII.
- Of Vicissitude of Things. LVIII.
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Michael Kiernan (ed.), The Oxford Francis Bacon, Vol. 15: The Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall
Contents
- Close section Front Matter
- Close sectionThe Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
- Further
- Dedication
- Close sectionThe Essays
- Of Truth. I .
- Of Death. II .
- Of Unity in Religion. III .
- Of Revenge. IIII.
- Of Adversitie. V.
- Of Simulation And Dissimulation. VI.
- Of Parents and Children. VII.
- Of Marriage And Single Life. VIII.
- Of Envy. IX.
- Of Love. X.
- Of Great Place. XI.
- Of Boldnesse. XII.
- Of Goodnesse And Goodnesse of Nature. XIII.
- Of Nobility. XIIII.
- Of Seditions And Troubles. XV.
- Of Atheisme. XVI.
- Of Superstition. XVII.
- Of Travaile. XVIII.
- Of Empire. XIX.
- Of Counsell. XX.
- Of Delayes. XXI.
- Of Cunning. XXII.
- Of Wisedome for a Mans selfe. XXIII.
- Of Innovations. XXIIII .
- Of Dispatch. XXV .
- Of Seeming wise. XXVI .
- Of Frendship. XXVII .
- Of Expence. XXVIII.
- Of the true Great- nesse of Kingdomes and Estates. XXIX.
- Of Regiment of Health. XXX.
- Of Suspicion. XXXI.
- Of Discourse. XXXII.
- Of Plantations. XXXIII.
- Of Riches. XXXIIII.
- Of Prophecies. XXXV.
- Of Ambition. XXXVI.
- Of Masques and Triumphs. XXXVII.
- Of Nature in Men. XXXVIII.
- Of Custome and Education. XXXIX.
- Of Fortune. XL.
- Of Usurie XLI.
- Of Youth and Age. XLII.
- Of Beauty. XLIII.
- Of Deformity. XLIIII.
- Of Building. XLV.
- Of Gardens. XLVI.
- Of Negociating. XLVII.
- Of Followers and Frends. XLVIII.
- Of Sutours. XLIX.
- Of Studies. L.
- Of Faction. LI.
- Of Ceremonies and Respects. LII .
- Of Praise. LIII.
- Of Vaine-Glory. LIIII.
- Of Honour and Reputation. LV.
- Of Judicature. LVI.
- Of Anger. LVII.
- Of Vicissitude of Things. LVIII.
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