Francis Bacon"This is the first extensive one-volume anthology of Bacon's writings since 1905. It includes the major English literary works on which his reputation rests: the Advancement of Learning (1605), the Essays (1597 and 1625), and the posthumously published New Atlantis (1626). In addition it reprints sixteen other works which are not otherwise available, which show Bacon's remarkable all-round abilities in politics, law, theology, and poetry." "A special feature of the edition is its extensive annotation, which identifies Bacon's sources and allusions (in the Bible, in classical literature, and in Renaissance texts). It also provides full explanation of Bacon's vocabulary, which is as rich as Shakespeare's, but far less familiar. Detailed headnotes recreate the political and intellectual contexts in which these works were produced."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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Page 168
... divine and most immersed in the senses and denied generally the immortality of the soul , yet came to this point , that whatsoever motions the spirit of man could act and perform without the organs of the body they thought might remain ...
... divine and most immersed in the senses and denied generally the immortality of the soul , yet came to this point , that whatsoever motions the spirit of man could act and perform without the organs of the body they thought might remain ...
Page 192
... divine truth . So as in this part of knowledge touching divine philosophy , I am so far from noting any deficience , as I rather note an excess : whereunto I have digressed , because of the extreme prejudice which both religion and ...
... divine truth . So as in this part of knowledge touching divine philosophy , I am so far from noting any deficience , as I rather note an excess : whereunto I have digressed , because of the extreme prejudice which both religion and ...
Page 263
... divine nature , but a pattern of it . But these be heathen and profane passages , having but a shadow of that divine state of mind which religion and the holy faith doth conduct men unto , by imprinting upon their souls Charity , which ...
... divine nature , but a pattern of it . But these be heathen and profane passages , having but a shadow of that divine state of mind which religion and the holy faith doth conduct men unto , by imprinting upon their souls Charity , which ...
Contents
Introduction | xv |
Chronology | xlv |
An Advertisement touching the Controversies of the Church | 1 |
Copyright | |
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