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Page xi
It is unluckily not quite perfect ; one leaf at least , if not more , having been lost at
the beginning ; though otherwise in excellent preservation . “ The title page ,
which remains , bears the following inscription , very handsomely written in the
old ...
It is unluckily not quite perfect ; one leaf at least , if not more , having been lost at
the beginning ; though otherwise in excellent preservation . “ The title page ,
which remains , bears the following inscription , very handsomely written in the
old ...
Page xii
The dedication to Prince Henry was as follows : “ To the most high and excellent
Prince Henry , Prince of Wales , D : of Cornwall and Earle of Chester Yt may
piease your H. Having devided my life into the contemplative and active parte , I
am ...
The dedication to Prince Henry was as follows : “ To the most high and excellent
Prince Henry , Prince of Wales , D : of Cornwall and Earle of Chester Yt may
piease your H. Having devided my life into the contemplative and active parte , I
am ...
Page xxvii
EXCELLENT LO . SA ALOMON saies ; A good Name is as a precious oyntment ;
And I assure my selfe , such wil your Graces Name bee , with Posteritie . For your
Fortune , and Merit both , haue beene Eminent . And you haue planted Things ...
EXCELLENT LO . SA ALOMON saies ; A good Name is as a precious oyntment ;
And I assure my selfe , such wil your Graces Name bee , with Posteritie . For your
Fortune , and Merit both , haue beene Eminent . And you haue planted Things ...
Page 48
Therfore to avoid the Scandall , and the Danger both ; it is good to take
knowledge , of the rours , of an Habit , so excellent . Seeke the Good of other Men
, but be not in bondage , to their Faces , or Fancies ; For that is but Facilitie , or
Softnesse ...
Therfore to avoid the Scandall , and the Danger both ; it is good to take
knowledge , of the rours , of an Habit , so excellent . Seeke the Good of other Men
, but be not in bondage , to their Faces , or Fancies ; For that is but Facilitie , or
Softnesse ...
Page 61
... and under whom they may ioyne , is knowne , but an excellent Point of Caution
. I understand a fit Head , to be one , that hath Greatnesse , & Reputation ; That
hath Confidence with the Discontented Party ; and upon whom they turne their ...
... and under whom they may ioyne , is knowne , but an excellent Point of Caution
. I understand a fit Head , to be one , that hath Greatnesse , & Reputation ; That
hath Confidence with the Discontented Party ; and upon whom they turne their ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil Golden treasury series |
| Author | Francis Bacon |
| Editor | William Aldis Wright |
| Publisher | Macmillan and Company, 1879 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 26 Jun 2013 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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