The essays; or, Counsels civil and moral, with notes by A. Spiers

1851

Notice of Bacon	6

Of Truth	41

Of Death 44	44

Of Unity in Religion 45	45

Of Revenge	50

Of Adversity	51

Of Simulation and Dissimulation	52

Of Parents and Children	55

Of Marriage and Single Life	57

Of Envy	58

Of Love	63

Of Great Place	65

Of Boldness	68

Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature	70

Of Nobility	73

Of Seditions and Troubles	74

Of Atheism	81

Of Superstition	84

Of Travel	85

Of Empire	87

Of Counsel	92

Of Delays	96

Of Cunning	97

Of Wisdom for a Mans Self	101

Of Innovations	102

Of Dispatch	104

Of Seeming Wise	105

Of Friendship	107

Of Expense	114

Of the true Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates	115

Of Regimen of Health	124

Of Custom and Education	143

Of Fortune	145

Of Usury	147

Of Youth and Age	151

Of Beauty	152

Of Deformity	154

Of Building	155

Of Gardens	159

Of Negotiating	165

Of Followers and Friends	166

Of Suitors	168

Of Studies	170

Of Faction	172

Of Ceremonies and Respect	174

Of Praise	175

Of Vain glory	177

Of Honour and Reputation	179

Of Judicature	181

Of Anger	186

Of Vicissitude of Things	188

A Fragment of an Essay of Fame	196

Translation into English of the Latin quotations of Bacons Essays and of the Editors notes	198

Title	The essays; or, Counsels civil and moral, with notes by A. Spiers
Author	Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.)
Editor	Alexander Spiers
Published	1851
Original from	Oxford University
Digitized	19 Jun 2007

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