 The word is late, but the thing is ancient ; for Seneca's epistles to Lucilius, if you mark them well, are but essays, that is, dispersed meditations, though conveyed in the form of epistles.  Letters - Page 44by Francis Bacon - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1869 - 456 pages
...called Essays. The word is late, but the thing is ancient. For Seneca's epistles to Lucilius, if one mark them well, are but Essays, that is, dispersed...conveyed in the form of epistles. These labours of mine T know cannot be worthy of your Highness, for what can be worthy of you? Hut my hope is, they may be... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 300 pages
...called Essays, — the word is late but the thing is ancient. For Seneca's Epistles to Lucilius, if one mark them well, are but Essays, — that is, dispersed...meditations, though conveyed in the form of epistles. These labors of mine I know cannot be worthy of your Highness — for what can be worthy of you ? But my... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 460 pages
...called Essays.' ' The word is late, but the thing is ancient. For Seneca's Epistles to Lucilius, if one mark them well, are but Essays, that is, dispersed...meditations, though conveyed in the form of epistles.' His own Essays are to be 'grains of salt which will rather give an appetite than offend with satiety.'... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1891 - 466 pages
...in the dedication to Prince Henry, in 1612: " The word (Essays)," says he, " is late, but the thing is ancient; for Seneca's Epistles to Lucilius, if...meditations, though conveyed in the form of epistles." Bacon justly foretold of his Essays that they " would live as long as books last." 1 Montaigne says,... | |
 | William Francis C. Wigston - 1891 - 502 pages
...— " Which I have called Essays. The word is late, but the thing is ancient ; for Seneca's Epistle to Lucilius, if you mark them well, are but Essays,...meditations, though conveyed in the form of epistles." This is important, because we find Bacon introducing his "Forty-seven Examples of Antitheta Berum"with... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1897 - 448 pages
...called ESSAYS. The word is late, but the thing is ancient. For Seneca's Epistles to Lucilius, if one mark them well, are but Essays, — that is, dispersed...meditations, though conveyed in the form of Epistles.' Montaigne's Essays had appeared in 1580. The first edition of Bacon's Essays was published in L597-... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - 290 pages
...called Essays, — the word is late but the thing is ancient. For Seneca's Epistles to Lucilius, if one mark them well, are but Essays, — that is, dispersed...meditations, though conveyed in the form of epistles. These labors of mine I know cannot be worthy of your Highness — for what can be worthy of you ? But my... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1908 - 340 pages
...called ESSAYS. The word is late, but the thing is ancient. For Seneca's Epistles to Lucilius, if one mark them well, are but Essays, — that is, dispersed...meditations, though conveyed in the form of Epistles.' Montaigne's Essays had appeared in 1580. The first edition of Bacon's Essays was published in 1 597.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1908 - 272 pages
...dedication to Prince Henry, " is late, but the thing is ancient. For Seneca's Epistles to Lucilius, if one mark them well, are but essays, — that is, dispersed...meditations, though conveyed in the form of epistles." Thus the Essays were to constitute a series of useful observations on life and character ; a handbook... | |
 | Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1910 - 528 pages
...word," he continues, "is late, but the thing is ancient. For Seneca's Epistles to Lucilius, if one mark them well, are but essays, that is dispersed...meditations, though conveyed in the form of epistles. " That Bacon had another besides this ancient model is not to be questioned, although he quotes Montaigne... | |
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