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Essays, Or Counsels Civil and Moral

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Conkey, 1889 - 241 pages

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CHAPTER PAGE I Of Truth	16

Of Death	19

Of Unity in Religion	21

Of Revenge	27

Of Adversity	29

Of Simulation and Dissimulation	34

Of Marriage and Single Life	36

Of Envy	38

Of Masques and Triumphs	148

Of Custom and Education	150

Of Fortune	152

Of Usury	154

Of Youth and Age	159

Of Beauty	162

Of Deformity	163

Of Building	165

Of Love	45

Of Great Place	47

Of Boldness	52

Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature	54

Of Nobility	57

Of Seditions and Troubles	59

Of Atheism	68

Of Superstition	71

Of Travel	73

Of Empire	76

Of Counsel	82

Of Delays	88

Of Cunning	89

Of Wisdom for a Mans Self	94

Of Innovations	96

Of Dispatch	98

Of Seeming Wise	100

Of Friendship	102

Of Expense	111

Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates	113

Of Regimen of Health	125

Of Suspicion	127

Of Discourse	129

CHAPTER PAGE XXXIII Of Plantations	131

Of Riches	136

Of Prophecies	139

Of Ambition	143

Of Gardens	170

Of Negotiating	179

Of Followers and Friends	181

Of Suitors	183

Of Studies	185

Of Faction	187

Of Ceremonies and Respects	189

Of Praise	191

Of Vain Glory	193

Of Honor and Reputation	195

Of Judicature	198

Of Anger	203

Of Vicissitude of Things	206

A Fragment of an Essay of Fame	213

An Essay of a King	215

On Death	218

Essays The First Edition 1597	227

Of Studies	229

Of Discourse	230

Of Ceremonies and Respects	231

Of Followers and Friends	232

Of Suitors	234

Of Expense	235

Of Regimen of Health	236

Of Honor and Reputation	237

Of Faction	239

Of Negotiating	240

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Bibliographic information

Title	Essays, Or Counsels Civil and Moral Oxford series
Author	Francis Bacon
Publisher	Conkey, 1889
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	31 Jan 2019
Length	241 pages

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