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Cover
About the Author
Title Page
Copyright Page
CONTENTS
PRINCIPAL DATES IN BACON’S LIFE
INTRODUCTION
A NOTE ON THE TEXT AND ANNOTATION
FURTHER READING
The Essays
1: Of Truth
2: Of Death
3: Of Unity in Religion
4: Of Revenge
5: Of Adversity
6: Of Simulation and Dissimulation
7: Of Parents and Children
8: Of Marriage and Single Life
9: Of Envy
10: Of Love
11: Of Great Place
12: Of Boldness
13: Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature
14: Of Nobility
15: Of Seditions and Troubles
16: Of Atheism
17: Of Superstition
18: Of Travel
19: Of Empire
20: Of Counsel
21: Of Delays
22: Of Cunning
23: Of Wisdom for a Man’s Self
24: Of Innovations
25: Of Dispatch
26: Of Seeming Wise
27: Of Friendship
28: Of Expense
29: Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates
30: Of Regiment of Health
31: Of Suspicion
32: Of Discourse
33: Of Plantations
34: Of Riches
35: Of Prophecies
36: Of Ambition
37: Of Masques and Triumphs
38: Of Nature in Men
39: Of Custom and Education
40: Of Fortune
41: Of Usury
42: Of Youth and Age
43: Of Beauty
44: Of Deformity
45: Of Building
46: Of Gardens
47: Of Negotiating
48: Of Followers and Friends
49: Of Suitors
50: Of Studies
51: Of Faction
52: Of Ceremonies and Respects
53: Of Praise
54: Of Vainglory
55: Of Honour and Reputation
56: Of Judicature
57: Of Anger
58: Of Vicissitude of Thing
APPENDICES
The Essays: Fragments, Versions and Parallels
Appendix 1: Writing the Essays
Appendix 2: Counsels for the Prince
Appendix 3: The Wisdom of the Ancients
Appendix 4: Idols of the Mind
Appendix 5: A Poetical Essay
Footnotes
Principal Dates In Bacon’s Life
Page 8
Introduction
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Page 19
Page 20
Page 21
Page 22
Page 23
Page 25
Page 26
Page 29
Page 30
Page 31
Page 32
Page 33
Page 34
Page 35
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Page 38
Page 39
Page 40
Page 41
Page 42
Page 43
Page 45
Dedication
Page 57
Page 58
1: Of Truth
Page 61
Page 62
Page 63
2: Of Death
Page 64
Page 65
Page 66
3: Of Unity in Religion
Page 67
Page 68
Page 69
Page 70
Page 71
4: Of Revenge
Page 72
Page 73
5: Of Adversity
Page 74
Page 75
6: Of Simulation and Dissimulation
Page 76
Page 77
Page 78
7: Of Parents and Children
Page 79
Page 80
8: Of Marriage and Single Life
Page 81
Page 82
9: Of Envy
Page 83
Page 84
Page 85
Page 86
Page 87
10: Of Love
Page 88
Page 89
11: Of Great Place
Page 90
Page 91
Page 92
Page 93
12: Of Boldness
Page 94
Page 95
13: Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature
Page 96
Page 97
Page 98
14: Of Nobility
Page 99
Page 100
15: Of Seditions and Troubles
Page 101
Page 102
Page 103
Page 104
Page 105
Page 106
Page 107
16: Of Atheism
Page 108
Page 109
Page 110
17: Of Superstition
Page 111
Page 112
18: Of Travel
Page 113
Page 114
19: Of Empire
Page 115
Page 116
Page 117
Page 118
Page 119
20: Of Counsel
Page 120
Page 121
Page 122
Page 123
Page 124
21: Of Delays
Page 125
22: Of Cunning
Page 126
Page 127
Page 128
Page 129
23: Of Wisdom for a Man’s Self
Page 130
Page 131
24: Of Innovations
Page 132
Page 133
25: Of Dispatch
Page 134
Page 135
26: Of Seeming Wise
Page 136
Page 137
27: Of Friendship
Page 138
Page 139
Page 140
Page 141
Page 142
Page 143
Page 144
28: Of Expense
Page 145
Page 146
29: Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates
Page 147
Page 148
Page 149
Page 150
Page 151
Page 152
Page 153
Page 154
Page 155
30: Of Regiment of Health
Page 156
Page 157
31: Of Suspicion
Page 158
Page 159
32: Of Discourse
Page 160
Page 161
33: Of Plantations
Page 162
Page 163
Page 164
34: Of Riches
Page 165
Page 166
Page 167
Page 168
35: Of Prophecies
Page 169
Page 170
Page 171
Page 172
36: Of Ambition
Page 173
Page 174
37: Of Masques and Triumphs
Page 175
Page 176
38: Of Nature in Men
Page 177
Page 178
39: Of Custom and Education
Page 179
Page 180
40: Of Fortune
Page 181
Page 182
41: Of Usury
Page 183
Page 184
Page 185
Page 186
42: Of Youth and Age
Page 187
Page 188
43: Of Beauty
Page 189
Page 190
44: Of Deformity
Page 191
Page 192
45: Of Building
Page 193
Page 194
Page 195
Page 196
46: Of Gardens
Page 197
Page 198
Page 199
Page 200
Page 201
Page 202
47: Of Negotiating
Page 203
Page 204
48: Of Followers and Friends
Page 205
Page 206
49: Of Suitors
Page 207
Page 208
50: Of Studies
Page 209
Page 210
51: Of Faction
Page 211
Page 212
52: Of Ceremonies and Respects
Page 213
Page 214
53: Of Praise
Page 215
Page 216
54: Of Vainglory
Page 217
Page 218
55: Of Honour and Reputation
Page 219
Page 220
Page 221
56: Of Judicature
Page 222
Page 223
Page 224
Page 225
57: Of Anger
Page 226
Page 227
58: Of Vicissitude of Thing
Page 228
Page 229
Page 230
Page 231
Page 232
Page 233
Appendix 1: Writing the Essays
Page 256
Page 257
Appendix 2: Counsels for the Prince
Page 259
Page 260
Page 261
Page 262
Page 263
Appendix 3: The Wisdom of the Ancients
Page 265
Page 272
Page 274
Page 275
Page 276
Appendix 4: Idols of the Mind
Page 278
Page 280
Page 281
Page 282
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