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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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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Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
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London :: Printed for H. Herringman, R. Scot, R. Chiswell, A. Swalle, and R. Bentley ,
1696.
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Elizabeth -- I, -- Queen of England, 1533-1603.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A28200.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2025.

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