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Selected Essays of Francis Bacon

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117 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1625

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June 23, 2015
' For in the ordering of the ground within the great hedge, I leave it to variety of device; advising, nevertheless, that whatsoever form you cast it into, first it be not too busy, or full of work; wherein I, for my part, do not like images cut out in juniper or other garden stuff: they be for children. Little low hedges, round like welts, with some pretty pyramids, I like well '

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July 30, 2013
Essays on such things as his views on Death, Truth, Travel & even how your home & garden should be built.

Some of it was easy to follow but other parts without a lot of time studying it (which I wasn't going to do because I was just doing a casual read) I said "What?!?!"
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