Produced by David Widger
INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG
WORKS OF
FRANCIS BACON
Compiled by David Widger
CONTENTS
## ESSAYS
## ESSAYS, WISDOM OF ANCIENTS
## NOVUM ORGANUM
## BACON IS SHAKESPEARE
## VALERIUS TERMINUS OF THE INTERPRETATION OF NATURE
OF GARDENS
THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING
THE NEW ATLANTIS
TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES
THE ESSAYS OR COUNSELS,
CIVIL AND MORAL,
OF FRANCIS Ld. VERULAM VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS
Francis Bacon
CONTENTS
Of Truth
Of Death
Of Unity In Religion
Of Revenge
Of Adversity
Of Simulation And Dissimulation
Of Parents And Children
Of Marriage And Single Life
Of Envy
Of Love
Of Great Place
Of Boldness
Of Goodness and Goodness Of Nature
Of Nobility
Of Seditions And 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 the True Greatness Of Kingdoms And 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, And 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
BACON'S ESSAYS AND WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Preface by B. Montagu, Esq. xi
Introductory Notice of the Life and Writings of Bacon, by A. Spiers, Ph. D.
1
ESSAYS; OR, COUNSELS CIVIL AND MORAL.
NO.
1. Of Truth 1625; 57
2. Of Death 1612; enlarged 1625 62
3.
Of Unity in Religion;
Of Religion 1612; rewritten 1625
65
4. Of Revenge 1625; 73
5. Of Adversity 1625; 75
6.
Of Simulation and Dissimulation
1625; 78
7.
Of Parents and Children
1612; enlarged 1625 82
8.
Of Marriage and Single Life
1612; slightly enlarged 1625 84
9.
Of Envy
1625; 87
10.
Of Love
1612; rewritten 1625 95
11.
Of Great Place
1612; slightly enlarged 1625 98
12.
Of Boldness
1625; 103
13.
Of Goodness, and Goodness of Nature
1612; enlarged 1625 105
14.
Of Nobility
1612; rewritten 1625 110
15.
Of Seditions and Troubles
1625 113
16.
viOf Atheism
1612; slightly enlarged 1625 124
17.
Of Superstition
1612; " " 1625 130
18.
Of Travel
1625; 132
19.
Of Empire
1612; much enlarged 1625 135
20.
Of Counsels
1612; enlarged 1625 143
21.
Of Delays
1625; 151
22.
Of Cunning
1612; rewritten 1625 153
23.
Of Wisdom for a Man's Self
1612; enlarged 1625 159
24.
Of Innovations
1625; 161
25.
Of Dispatch
1612; 163
26.
Of Seeming Wise
1612; 166
27.
Of Friendship
1612; rewritten 1625 168
28.
Of Expense
1597; enlarged 1612; and again 1625 179
29.
Of the true Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates
1612; enlarged 1625 181
30.
Of Regimen of Health
1597; enlarged 1612; again 1625 195
31.
Of Suspicion
1625; 197
32.
Of Discourse
1597; slightly enlarged 1612; again 1625 199
33.
Of Plantations
1625; 202
34.
Of Riches
1612; much enlarged 1625 207
35.
Of Prophecies
1625; 212
36.
Of Ambition
1612; enlarged 1625 217
37.
Of Masques and Triumphs
1625; 218
38.
Of Nature in Men
1612; enlarged 1625 223
39.
Of Custom and Education
1612; " " 225
40.
Of Fortune
1612; slightly enlarged 1625 228
41.
Of Usury
1625; 231
42.
viiOf Youth and Age
1612; slightly enlarged 1625 237
43.
Of Beauty
1612; " " 1625 240
44.
Of Deformity
1612; somewhat altered 1625 241
45.
Of Building
1625; 243
46.
Of Gardens
1625; 249
47.
Of Negotiating
1597; enlarged 1612; very slightly altered 1625 259
48.
Of Followers and Friends
1597; slightly enlarged 1625 261
49.
Of Suitors
1597; enlarged 1625 264
50.
Of Studies
1597; " 1625 266
51.
Of Faction
1597; much enlarged 1625 269
52.
Of Ceremonies and Respects
1597; enlarged 1625 271
53.
Of Praise
1612; " 1625 273
54.
Of Vainglory
1612; 276
55.
Of Honor and Reputation
1597; omitted 1612; republished 1625 279
56.
Of Judicature
1612; 282
57.
Of Anger
1625; 289
58.
Of the Vicissitude of Things
1625; 292
APPENDIX TO ESSAYS.
1.
Fragment of an Essay of Fame
301
2.
Of a King
303
3.
An Essay on Death
307
THE WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS; A SERIES OF MYTHOLOGICAL FABLES.
Preface 317
1.
Cassandra, or Divination. Explained of too free and unseasonable Advice
323
2.
Typhon, or a Rebel. Explained of Rebellion
324
3.
viiiThe Cyclops, or the Ministers of Terror. Explained of base Court Officers
327
4.
Narcissus, or Self-Love
329
5.
The River Styx, or Leagues. Explained of Necessity, in the Oaths or Solemn Leagues of Princes
331
6.
Pan, or Nature. Explained of Natural Philosophy
333
7.
Perseus, or War. Explained of the Preparation and Conduct necessary to War
343
8.
Endymion, or a Favorite. Explained of Court Favorites
348
9.
The Sister of the Giants, or Fame. Explained of Public Detraction
350
10.
Acteon and Pentheus, or a Curious Man. Explained of Curiosity, or Prying into the Secrets of Princes and Divine Mysteries
351
11.
Orpheus, or Philosophy. Explained of Natural and Moral Philosophy
353
12.
Colum, or Beginnings. Explained of the Creation, or Origin of all Things
357
13.
Proteus, or Matter. Explained of Matter and its Changes
360
14.
Memnon, or a Youth too forward. Explained of the fatal Precipitancy of Youth
363
15.
Tythonus, or Satiety. Explained of Predominant Passions
364
16.
Juno's Suitor, or Baseness. Explained of Submission and Abjection
365
17.
Cupid, or an Atom. Explained of the Corpuscular Philosophy
366
18.
Diomed, or Zeal. Explained of Persecution, or Zeal for Religion
371
19.
Dædalus, or Mechanical Skill. Explained of Arts and Artists in Kingdoms and States
374
20.
Ericthonius, or Imposture. Explained of the improper Use of Force in Natural Philosophy
378
21. ix
Deucalion, or Restitution. Explained of a useful Hint in Natural Philosophy
379
22.
Nemesis, or the Vicissitude of Things. Explained of the Reverses of Fortune
380
23.
Achelous, or Battle. Explained of War by Invasion
383
24.
Dionysus, or Bacchus. Explained of the Passions
384
25.
Atalanta and Hippomenes, or Gain. Explained of the Contest betwixt Art and Nature
389
26.
Prometheus, or the State of Man. Explained of an Overruling Providence, and of Human Nature
391
27.
Icarus and Scylla and Charybdis, or the Middle Way. Explained of Mediocrity in Natural and Moral Philosophy
407
28.
Sphinx, or Science. Explained of the Sciences
409
29.
Proserpine, or Spirit. Explained of the Spirit included in Natural Bodies
413
30.
Metis, or Counsel. Explained of Princes and their Council
419
31.
The Sirens, or Pleasures. Explained of Men's Passion for Pleasures
420
NOVUM ORGANUM
By Lord Bacon
Edited By Joseph Devey
CONTENTS
Preface
Aphorisms—Book I
On the Interpretation of Nature and the Empire of Man
Aphorisms—Book II
On the Interpretation of Nature, or the Reign of Man
BACON IS SHAKE-SPEARE
By Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence
AND
PROMUS OF FOURMES AND ELEGANCYES
BY FRANCIS BACON
Collated By F.B. Bickley, And F.A. Herbert
CONTENTS
BACON IS SHAKESPEARE.
CHAPTER I. — "What does it matter whether the immortal works were written by