THE

WORKS

OF

FRANCIS BACON,

BARON OF VERULAM,

VISCOUNT ST. ALBAN,

AND

Lord High Chancellor of England.

NEW EDITION.

IN TEN VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

LONDON:

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AND CO.; T. CADELL; J. AND W. T. CLARKE; J. AND A. ARCH; J. RICHARDSON; J. M.
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