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100 1 _aBacon, Francis,
_d1561-1626
245 1 4 _aThe Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1996
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essays_(Francis_Bacon)
500 _aRelease date is 1996-06-01
508 _aProduced by Judith Boss, and David Widger
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish essays -- Early modern, 1500-1700
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/575
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