The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
Francis Bacon · English
Francis Bacon first published his Essays in 1597 as a slim book of ten pieces and kept enlarging them over his lifetime.
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Francis Bacon first published his Essays in 1597 as a slim book of ten pieces and kept enlarging them over his lifetime. This text follows the final edition of 1625, The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral, with fifty-eight essays, followed by the unfinished fragment Of Fame. In compact, aphoristic prose Bacon writes on private life and public affairs alike: truth, death, revenge, adversity, marriage, envy, love, friendship, ambition, travel, gardens, studies, riches and the conduct of statesmen. His advice is practical and often worldly, shaped by his long career in law and government.
The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
Francis Bacon · English
Francis Bacon first published his Essays in 1597 as a slim book of ten pieces and kept enlarging them over his lifetime.
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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
Pagera Editor's Note
Francis Bacon first published his Essays in 1597 as a slim book of ten pieces and kept enlarging them over his lifetime. This text follows the final edition of 1625, The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral, with fifty-eight essays, followed by the unfinished fragment Of Fame. In compact, aphoristic prose Bacon writes on private life and public affairs alike: truth, death, revenge, adversity, marriage, envy, love, friendship, ambition, travel, gardens, studies, riches and the conduct of statesmen. His advice is practical and often worldly, shaped by his long career in law and government.
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