THE

WORKS

OF

FRANCIS BACON.

VOL. VIII.

ROBERT LESLIE ELLIS, M.A.,

LATE FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE;

AND

DOUGLAS DENON HEATH,

BARRISTER-AT-LAW; LATE FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

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THE LETTERS AND THE LIFE, VOL. I.

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LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, AND ROBERTS.

1862.

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THE LETTERS AND THE LIFE

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FRANCIS BACON

INCLUDING ALL HIS

OCCASIONAL WORKS

NAMELY

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COMMENTARY BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

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1861