CONTENTS.
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| Preface by B. Montagu, Esq. | [xi] |
Introductory Notice of the Life and Writings of Bacon, byA. Spiers, Ph. D. | [1] |
| ESSAYS; OR, COUNSELS CIVIL AND MORAL. | ||||
| NO. | ||||
| 1. | Of Truth | 1625; | [57] | |
| 2. | Of Death | 1612; | enlarged 1625 | [62] |
| 3. | Of Unity in Religion; | Of Religion 1612; rewritten 1625 | [65] | |
| 4. | Of Revenge | 1625; | [73] | |
| 5. | Of Adversity | 1625; | [75] | |
| 6. | Of Simulation and Dissimulation | 1625; | [78] | |
| 7. | Of Parents and Children | 1612; | enlarged 1625 | [82] |
| 8. | Of Marriage and Single Life | 1612; | slightly enlarged 1625 | [84] |
| 9. | Of Envy | 1625; | [87] | |
| 10. | Of Love | 1612; | rewritten 1625 | [95] |
| 11. | Of Great Place | 1612; | slightly enlarged 1625 | [98] |
| 12. | Of Boldness | 1625; | [103] | |
| 13. | Of Goodness, and Goodness of Nature | 1612; | enlarged 1625 | [105] |
| 14. | Of Nobility | 1612; | rewritten 1625 | [110] |
| 15. | Of Seditions and Troubles | 1625 | [113] | |
| 16. | 1612; | slightly enlarged 1625 | [124] | |
| 17. | Of Superstition | 1612; | ” ” 1625 | [130] |
| 18. | Of Travel | 1625; | [132] | |
| 19. | Of Empire | 1612; | much enlarged 1625 | [135] |
| 20. | Of Counsels | 1612; | enlarged 1625 | [143] |
| 21. | Of Delays | 1625; | [151] | |
| 22. | Of Cunning | 1612; | rewritten 1625 | [153] |
| 23. | Of Wisdom for a Man’s Self | 1612; | enlarged 1625 | [159] |
| 24. | Of Innovations | 1625; | [161] | |
| 25. | Of Dispatch | 1612; | [163] | |
| 26. | Of Seeming Wise | 1612; | [166] | |
| 27. | Of Friendship | 1612; | rewritten 1625 | [168] |
| 28. | Of Expense | 1597; | enlarged 1612; and again 1625 | [179] |
| 29. | Of the true Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates | 1612; | enlarged 1625 | [181] |
| 30. | Of Regimen of Health | 1597; | enlarged 1612; again 1625 | [195] |
| 31. | Of Suspicion | 1625; | [197] | |
| 32. | Of Discourse | 1597; | slightly enlarged 1612; again 1625 | [199] |
| 33. | Of Plantations | 1625; | [202] | |
| 34. | Of Riches | 1612; | much enlarged 1625 | [207] |
| 35. | Of Prophecies | 1625; | [212] | |
| 36. | Of Ambition | 1612; | enlarged 1625 | [217] |
| 37. | Of Masques and Triumphs | 1625; | [218] | |
| 38. | Of Nature in Men | 1612; | enlarged 1625 | [223] |
| 39. | Of Custom and Education | 1612; | ” ” | [225] |
| 40. | Of Fortune | 1612; | slightly enlarged 1625 | [228] |
| 41. | Of Usury | 1625; | [231] | |
| 42. | 1612; | slightly enlarged 1625 | [237] | |
| 43. | Of Beauty | 1612; | ” ” 1625 | [240] |
| 44. | Of Deformity | 1612; | somewhat altered 1625 | [241] |
| 45. | Of Building | 1625; | [243] | |
| 46. | Of Gardens | 1625; | [249] | |
| 47. | Of Negotiating | 1597; | enlarged 1612; very slightly altered 1625 | [259] |
| 48. | Of Followers and Friends | 1597; | slightly enlarged 1625 | [261] |
| 49. | Of Suitors | 1597; | enlarged 1625 | [264] |
| 50. | Of Studies | 1597; | ” 1625 | [266] |
| 51. | Of Faction | 1597; | much enlarged 1625 | [269] |
| 52. | Of Ceremonies and Respects | 1597; | enlarged 1625 | [271] |
| 53. | Of Praise | 1612; | ” 1625 | [273] |
| 54. | Of Vainglory | 1612; | [276] | |
| 55. | Of Honor and Reputation | 1597; | omitted 1612; republished 1625 | [279] |
| 56. | Of Judicature | 1612; | [282] | |
| 57. | Of Anger | 1625; | [289] | |
| 58. | Of the Vicissitude of Things | 1625; | [292] | |