Introduction
To the Right Honorable my very good lord the Duke of Buckingham his Grace, Lord High Admiral of England
1 Of Studies
2 Of Truth
3 Of Death
4 Of Unity in Religion
5 Of Revenge
6 Of Adversity
7 Of Simulation & Dissimulation
8 Of Parents & Children
9 Of Marriage & Single Life
10 Of Envy
11 Of Love
12 Of Great Place
13 Of Boldness
14 Of Goodness, & Goodness of Nature
15 Of Nobility
16 Of Seditions & Troubles
17 Of Atheism
18 Of Superstition
19 Of Travel
20 Of Empire
21 Of Counsel
22 Of Delays
23 Of Cunning
24 Of Wisdom for a Man’s Self
25 Of Innovations
26 Of Dispatch
27 Of Seeming Wise
28 Of Friendship
29 Of Expense
30 Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms & Estates
31 Of Regiment of Health
32 Of Suspicion
33 Of Discourse
34 Of Plantations
35 Of Riches
36 Of Prophecies
37 Of Ambition
38 Of Masques & Triumphs
39 Of Nature in Men
40 Of Custom & Education
41 Of Fortune
42 Of Usury
43 Of Youth & Age
44 Of Beauty
45 Of Deformity
46 Of Building
47 Of Gardens
48 Of Negotiating
49 Of Followers & Friends
50 Of Suitors
51 Of Faction
52 Of Ceremonies & Respects
53 Of Praise
54 Of Vainglory
55 Of Honour & Reputation
56 Of Judicature
57 Of Anger
58 Of Vicissitude of Things
A Fragment of an Essay of Fame
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