The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a Life of the Author, Volume 1Carey and Hart, 1844 |
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Page vii
... he has enjoyed in his pilgrimage , may think that , in the University of Cambridge , a Verulamian Professorship might be productive of 1 Essay on Great Place . good : -but these expectations may be the illusions of PREFACE . vii.
... he has enjoyed in his pilgrimage , may think that , in the University of Cambridge , a Verulamian Professorship might be productive of 1 Essay on Great Place . good : -but these expectations may be the illusions of PREFACE . vii.
Page ix
... Essays . Sacred Meditations . Colours of Good and Evil . Proposal of marriage to Lady Hat- ton . Reading on Statute of Uses . Essex solicits command in Ireland . Interruption of intimacy between Bacon and Essex . Ba- VOL . I .— ( 2 ) ...
... Essays . Sacred Meditations . Colours of Good and Evil . Proposal of marriage to Lady Hat- ton . Reading on Statute of Uses . Essex solicits command in Ireland . Interruption of intimacy between Bacon and Essex . Ba- VOL . I .— ( 2 ) ...
Page x
... Essays . Prosecution of Lord San- quhar . Confession of Faith . Attorney - Gene- ral . Parliament of 1614. Duelling . Under- takers . Benevolences . St. John . Peacham . Consulting the Judges . Owen . Villiers . Political advice to ...
... Essays . Prosecution of Lord San- quhar . Confession of Faith . Attorney - Gene- ral . Parliament of 1614. Duelling . Under- takers . Benevolences . St. John . Peacham . Consulting the Judges . Owen . Villiers . Political advice to ...
Page xi
... ESSAYS . 1. Truth 52. Ceremonies and Respects . 56 ... 53 . Praise ....... 56 11 54 . 2. Death 11 Vainglory 57 ... ESSAYS . 8. Marriage and Single Life 16 A Fragment of an Essay of Fame ....... 9. Envy 17 ..... Of a King 10. Love . 18 ...
... ESSAYS . 1. Truth 52. Ceremonies and Respects . 56 ... 53 . Praise ....... 56 11 54 . 2. Death 11 Vainglory 57 ... ESSAYS . 8. Marriage and Single Life 16 A Fragment of an Essay of Fame ....... 9. Envy 17 ..... Of a King 10. Love . 18 ...
Page xxvii
... Essays would , to use his own words , be like the late new halfpence , which , though the pieces were small , the silver was good . " 66 The Essays , which are ten in number , abound with condensed thought and practical wisdom , neatly ...
... Essays would , to use his own words , be like the late new halfpence , which , though the pieces were small , the silver was good . " 66 The Essays , which are ten in number , abound with condensed thought and practical wisdom , neatly ...
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