Francis Bacon

The Essays

The Essays or Counsels,
Civil and Moral, of Francis Ld. Verulam
Viscount St. Albans

• Introduction
• Of Truth
• Of Death
• Of Unity in Religion
• Of Revenge
• Of Adversity
• Of Simulation
• Of Parents & Children
• Of Marriage & Single Life
• Of Envy
• Of Love
• Of Great Place
• Of Boldness
• Of Goodness
• Of Nobility
• Of Seditions & Troubles
• Of Atheism
• Of Superstition
• Of Travel
• Of Empire
• Of Counsel
• Of Delays
• Of Cunning
• Of Wisdom for a Man's Self
• Of Innovations
• Of Dispatch
• Of Seeming Wise
• Of Friendship
• Of Expense
• Of Kingdoms & Estates
• Of Regiment of Health
• Of Suspicion
• Of Discourse
• Of Plantations
• Of Riches
• Of Prophecies
• Of Ambition
• Of Masques and Triumphs
• Of Nature in Men
• Of Custom and Education
• Of Fortune
• Of Usury
• Of Youth and Age
• Of Beauty
• Of Deformity
• Of Building
• Of Gardens
• Of Negotiating
• Of Followers and Friends
• Of Suitors
• Of Studies
• Of Faction
• Of Ceremonies & Respects
• Of Praise
• Of Vain-glory
• Of Honor and Reputation
• Of Judicature
• Of Anger
• Of Vicissitude of Things
• Of Fame

A Glossary of Archaic Words and Phrases

The Essays by Francis Bacon.

• Philosophers
• Philosophy Texts