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 this edition is added the character of Queen Elizabeth; never before printed in English.
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London: printed by E. Holt; for Rich. Wellington at the Dolphin and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and Edm. Rumbald at the Post-House in Covent Garden, 1701.
- Publication year
- 1701-1701
- ESTC No.
- N9449
- Grub Street ID
- 54317
- Description
- [8],167,[9],21,[11],17-114,[2]p. ; 8⁰
- Note
- The 'Table of the colours' has separate pagination; 'The wisdom of the ancients,' which is translated by Sir Arthur Gorges, has separate pagination and titlepage; register is continuous.
With a final contents leaf, which was printed as U2 and properly belongs there.
One of six imprint variants of this edition.