 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
 | Michael Macovski - 1997 - 285 pages
...of the historic link of letters to essays. Of essay, Bacon writes "The word is late, but the thing is ancient; for Seneca's Epistles to Lucilius, if...meditations, though conveyed in the form of epistles" (1612 edition, np). 4. Throughout the history of the Christian church, letters, such as the Epistles... | |
 | Philippe Desan - 2004 - 1072 pages
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 | Francis Bacon - 2006 - 736 pages
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 | Francis Bacon - 1999 - 452 pages
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 | William Hague - 1854 - 280 pages
...and that as of that he had but little, he wrote essays. He adds, " The word is late, but the tiling is ancient ; for Seneca's Epistles to Lucilius, if...meditations, though conveyed in the form of epistles." A similar remark may be applied to modern Reviews, which appear in the form, now of an essay, like... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1999 - 409 pages
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 | Dennis Poupard - 1992 - 560 pages
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 | Dennis Poupard - 1992 - 440 pages
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 | Francis Bacon - 1985 - 336 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 1597.... | |
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