Title: The essays of Francis Bacon /
Authors: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626; Northup, Clark Sutherland, 1872-1952.; Northup, Clark Sutherland, 1872-1952,
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin,
Year: 1908
Subjects: Readers.; Essays Juvenile literature.
Contents: Preface -- Introduction: The life of Bacon ; The essays ; Bibliographical note ; Chronological table -- Essays: Of truth ; Of death ; Of unity in religion ; Of revenge ; Of adversity ; Of simulation and dissimulation ; Of parents and children ; Of marriage and single life ; Of envy ; Of love ; Of great place ; Of boldness ; Of goodness and goodness of nature ; Of nobility ; Of seditions and troubles ; Of atheism ; Of superstition ; Of travel ; Of empire ; Of counsel ; Of delays ; Of cunning ; Of wisdom for a man's self ; Of innovations ; Of dispatch ; Of seeming wise ; Of friendship ; Of expense ; Of the true greatness of kingdoms and estates ; Of regiment of health ; Of suspicion ; Of discourse ; Of plantations ; Of riches ; Of prophecies ; Of ambition ; Of masques and triumphs ; Of nature in men ; Of custom and education ; Of fortune ; Of usury ; Of youth and age ; Of beauty ; Of deformity ; Of building ; Of gardens ; Of negotiating ; Of followers and friends ; Of suitors ; Of studies ; Of faction ; Of ceremonies and respects ; Of praise ; Of vain-glory ; Of honor and reputation ; Of judicature ; Of anger ; Of vicissitude of things ; Of fame: a fragment -- Notes -- Suggestions for the study of the essays.