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The Essays

Francis Bacon

Publisher: Vintage Books

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Essayes: Religious Meditations. Allowed was the first published book by the philosopher, statesman and jurist Francis Bacon. The Essays are written in a wide range of styles, from the plain and unadorned to the epigrammatic.
Available since: 05/06/2020.

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