THE

WORKS

OP

FRANCIS BACON.

VOL. V.

WORKS

OF

FRANCIS BACON

BARON OF VERULAM, VISCOUNT ST. ALBAN,

AND

LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.

COLLECTED AND EDITED BY

JAMES SPEDDING, M.A.

OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE;

ROBERT LESLIE ELLIS, M. A.

LATE FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE;

TRANSLATIONS OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS, VOL. II.

LONDON:

RONA

LONGMAN AND CO. ; SIMPKIN AND CO. ; HAMILTON AND CO. ; WIITTAKER

AND CO.; J. BAIN ; E. HODGSON; WASH BOURNE AND CO.; RICHARDSON
BROTHERS; WOULSTON AND CO. ; BICKERS AND BUSH ; WILLIS AND
SOTHERAN; J. CORNISH; L. BOOTII; J. SNOW; AND AYLOTT AND CO.

1858.

The right of translation is rescrred.