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The essays, or councils, civil and moral, of Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. With a table of the colours of good and evil. And a discourse of the wisdom of the ancients. To which is added, The character of Queen Elizabeth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English essays--Early modern, 1500-1700.
- English essays.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([10],167,[9],21,[11],102p. )
- Other Title:
- Essays,
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed by H. Clark, for J. Walthoe, Tim Childe, G. Sawbridge, Benj. Took, Dan. Midwinter, Jacob Tonson, R. Wellington, W. Innys, Benj. Cowse, 1718.
- Notes:
- The 'Table of colours' has separate pagination and half-title; 'The wisdom of the ancients,' which is translated by Sir Arthur Gorges, has separate pagination and titlepage.
- p.135 misnumbered 145.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T89392.
- OCLC:
- 642723629
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