The Works Of Francis Bacon Baron Of Verulam Viscount St Alban And Lord High Chancellor Of England Vol 1 Classic Reprint

Author : James Spedding
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ISBN 13 : 9781331380030
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Works of Francis Bacon, Vol. 14 written by James Spedding and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Works of Francis Bacon, Vol. 14: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England The collection of Bacon's works, according to the design explained in the "History and Plan of the Edition," is completed by this volume. Except two speeches found in a paper-book at Northumberland House, too late for insertion in their proper place and in a condition requiring special treatment, it now contains every authentic work of Bacon's that I know of; and of these two, though for reasons which will presently appear they could not be included in it, copies may be obtained by those who want them. If the reader will look back to Vol. I. p. 119, he will find two pieces, entitled "Mr. Bacon in praise of knowledge," and "Mr. Bacon's discourse in praise of his Sovereign"; of which I have said that they probably formed part of some Court "Device," in which three speakers came forward in turn, each extolling a favourite virtue: the first delivering an oration in praise of Magnanimity, the second of Love, the third of Knowledge; and the fourth concluded with an oration in praise of the Queen, as combining in herself the perfection of all three. The Northumberland House manuscript (discovered five or six years after by Mr. John Bruce) proves that this was really the fact. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.