Bacon's Essays

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. I have adverted to this circumstance, because it ought to be remembered that an Essay, in the original and strict sense of the word, — an Essay such as Bacon''s, and also Montaigne''s, was designed to be suggestive ...