The essays
Discusses truth, death, revenge, adversity, envy, marriage, love, goodness, superstition, friendship, ambition, aging, beauty, gardens and honour.
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Principal Dates in Bacon's LifeIntroductionA Note on the Text and AnnotationFurther ReadingTHE ESSAYSAPPENDICESThe Essays: Fragments, Versions and Parallels1. Writing the Essays2. Counsels for the Prince3. The Wisdom of the Ancients4. Idols of the Mind5. A Poetical Essay