01607cam a22003133u 4500 575 UtSlPG 20260610133033.0 m cr n 260607r1996||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626 The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1996 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essays_(Francis_Bacon) Release date is 1996-06-01 Produced by Judith Boss, and David Widger "The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral" by Francis Bacon is a collection of essays first published in 1597. Beginning with just 10 essays, the work expanded through multiple editions to 58 essays by 1625, covering topics from public affairs to private life. Bacon examines subjects like truth, death, friendship, and ambition through systematic arguments that weigh different perspectives. Written in styles ranging from plain to epigrammatic, these influential essays established many famous phrases still quoted today, including "hostages to fortune." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified English essays -- Early modern, 1500-1700 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/575 42703 42703