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Bacon's Essays ; And, Colours of Good and Evil

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Macmillan and Company, 1877 - English essays - 388 pages

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Index

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UNDER the date 5 Feb 1596 the following entry	9

Of Delaies	21

Of Cunning	22

Of Wisdome for a Mans Selfe	23

Of Innouations	24

Of Dispatch	101

Of Seeming Wise	104

Of Frendship	106

Jan 15601	312

104	320

106	321

118	323

131	328

139	329

149	331

159	333

Of Expence PAGE 89	116

Of the true Greatnesse of Kingdomes and Estates	118

Of Regiment of Health	131

Of Suspicion	134

Of Discourse	136

Of Plantations	139

Of Riches	144

Of Prophecies ΤΟΙ	149

APPENDIX	269

NOTES	289

Of Ambition 37 Of Maskes and Triumphs 38 Of Nature in Men 39 Of Custome and Education 40 Of Fortune 41 Of Vsury 42 Of Youth and Age 162	334

165	335

173	336

Of Beautie 44 Of Deformitie 45 Of Building 46 Of Gardens 47 Of Negotiating 48 Of Followers and Frends 49 Of Sutours 50 Of Studies 176 178 180	337

186	339

198	340

204	341

APPENDIX TO THE NOTES	351

59176	357

Other editions - View all

Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil
Francis Bacon
Full view - 1868

Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil
Francis Bacon
Full view - 1891

Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil
Francis Bacon
Full view - 1890

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Bibliographic information

Title	Bacon's Essays ; And, Colours of Good and Evil Golden treasury series
Author	Francis Bacon
Publisher	Macmillan and Company, 1877
Original from	University of Chicago
Digitized	18 Mar 2016
Length	388 pages

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