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" Highness's princely affairs nor in regard of my continual service; which is the cause that hath made me choose to write certain brief notes, set down rather significantly than curiously, which I have called Essays. The word is late, but the thing is ancient... "
An Account of the Life and Times of Francis Bacon - Page 670
by James Spedding - 1878
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Writings historical. Letters

Francis Bacon - 1819 - 616 pages
...Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl of Chester.6 It may please your Highness, HAVING divided my life into the contemplative and active part, I am...therefore are not so fit, neither in regard of your highness's princely affairs, nor in regard of my continual service ; which is the cause that hath made...
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The works of Francis Bacon, Volume 5

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 616 pages
...Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl of Chester. 6 It may please your Highness, HAVING divided my life into the contemplative and active part, I am...therefore are not so fit, neither in regard of your highness's princely affairs, nor in regard of my continual service ; which is the cause that hath made...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans ..., Volume 5

Francis Bacon - 1824 - 624 pages
...n h d n co' CV. To the most high and excellent prince, ' and Earl of Chester, (a) PAVING divided my life into the contemplative and active part, I am...highness of the fruits of both, simple though they be. It may please your Highness, To write just treatises, requireth leisure in the writer, and leisure...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 16

Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl of Chester. It may please your Highness, — Having divided my life into the contemplative and active part, I am...therefore are not so fit, neither in regard of your highness's princely affairs, nor in regard of my continual service; which is the cause that hath made...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl "of Chester. " It may please your Highness, " Having divided my life into the contemplative " and active part, I am...therefore are " not so fit, neither in regard of your highness's " princely affairs, nor in regard of my continual ser" vice ; which is the cause that hath...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England..: Essays ...

Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl " of Chester. " It may please your Highness, " Having divided my life into the contemplative " and active part, I am...therefore are " not so fit, neither in regard of your highness's " princely affairs, nor in regard of my continual ser" vice; which is the cause that hath...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: A New Edition:

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 376 pages
...and Earl of Chester. It may please your Highness, — Having divided my life into the contemplatei and active part, I am desirous to give his majesty...therefore are not so fit, neither in regard of your highness's princely affairs, nor in regard of my continual service . which is the cause that hath made...
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The Works of Lord Bacon: With an Introductory Essay, Volume 2

Francis Bacon - 1838 - 864 pages
...PRINCE OF WALES, DUKE OF CORNWALL, AND EARL OF CHESTER, f IT MAY PLEASE TOUR HIGHNESS, HAVING divided my hom all that comes should be well taken. He saith, when we come, highness's princely affairs, nor in regard of my continual service ; which is the cause that hath made...
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Shakspeare and His Times: Including the Biography of the Poet, Criticisms on ...

Nathan Drake - 1838 - 744 pages
...assigns his reason for adopting the term essay. " To write just treatises," he observes, "requires ropean Library" Drake Nathan" Nathan Drake( your Highness' s princely affairs, nor in regard of my continual service, which is the cause that hath...
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Essays; or, Counsels civil and moral, and the two books Of the proficience ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester. It may please your Highness, — Having divided my life into the contemplative and active part, I am...therefore are not so fit, neither in regard of your Higlmess's princely affairs nor in regard of my continual service ; which is the cause that hath made...
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