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Men have their time , and die many times in desire of some things which they principally take to heart ; the bestowing of a child , the finishing of a work , or the like . If a man have a true friend , he may rest almost secure that the ...
Men have their time , and die many times in desire of some things which they principally take to heart ; the bestowing of a child , the finishing of a work , or the like . If a man have a true friend , he may rest almost secure that the ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Essays of Francis Bacon Modern student's library |
| Author | Francis Bacon |
| Editor | Mary Augusta Scott |
| Publisher | C. Scribner's sons, 1908 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 293 pages |
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