[43] "A Life of Shakespeare," 1589, 2nd Edition, p. 308.
[44] Plates Nos. VI. to XXI. will be found after the Appendix.
[45] In the "Advancement of Learning" Bacon says that Demosthenes went so far in regard to the great force that the entrance and access into a cause had to make a good impression that he kept in readiness a stock of prefaces.
[46] Bernard Quaritch, 1905.
[47] See page 105.
[48] Sonnet No. 2.
[49] 'Tis thee myselfe, Sonnet 62.
[50] See Rawley's Introduction to "Manes Verulamiana."
[51] The expression "sugr'd Sonnets" refers to verses which were written with coloured ink to which sugar had been added. When dry the writing shone brightly.
[52] Edwin A. Abbot, in his work, "Francis Bacon," p. 447, writes, "Bacon's style (as a writer) varied almost as much as his handwriting."