Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients

An 1884 edition of Francis Bacon's Essays and Wisdom of the Ancients, collecting his short moral essays on subjects such as truth, friendship, and ambition, together with allegorical interpretations of classical myths, with biographical and editorial notes.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Other Non-Fiction›Essays and criticism›Essays on society, morals, and ideas›Living well: character, conduct, and happiness

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