 | Francis Bacon - 1884 - 476 pages
...alludes to them thus in the dedication to Prince Henry, in 1612 : " The word (Essays)," says he, " is late, but the thing is ancient ; for Seneca's Epistles...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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1884 - 468 pages
...alludes to them thus in the dedication to Prince Henry, in 1612 : " The word (Essays)," says he, " is late, but the thing is ancient ; for Seneca's Epistles...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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1884 - 474 pages
...write certain brief notes, set down rather significantly than curiously, which I have called Essays. The word is late, but the thing is ancient ; for Seneca's Epistles to Lucilius, if yon mark them well, are but Essays ; that is, dispersed meditations though conveyed in the form of... | |
 | Edwin Abbott Abbott - 1885 - 540 pages
...abrupt : "Certain brief notes, set down rather significantly than curiously, which I have 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... | |
 | Edwin Abbott Abbott - 1885 - 562 pages
...abrupt : "Certain brief notes, set down rather significantly than curiously, which I have called Essays. The word is late, but the thing is ancient. For Seneca's Epistles to Lueilius, if one mark them well, are but Essays, that is, dispersed nvdttationx, though conveved in... | |
 | Hans Heussler - 1889 - 220 pages
...ausserordentlich häufig. 211) allerdings auf Grund von Bacon's eigener Notiz: „The word (Essays) is late, but the thing is ancient; for Seneca's epistles...meditations, though conveyed in the form of epistles," Bohn II p. 44 a. 212) Genau dieselbe Bemerkung macht Taine, Les origines de laFrance contemporaine.... | |
 | 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
...certain brief notes, set down rather significantly than curiously, which I have 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 460 pages
...' certain brief notes, set down rather significantly than curiously, which I have 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1891 - 466 pages
...He alludes to them thus in the dedication to Prince Henry, in 1612: " The word (Essays)," says he, " is late, but the thing is ancient; for Seneca's Epistles...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,... | |
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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... 
