Lord Bacon's Essays, or counsels moral and civil

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nesse, nor a burdens mand offensiveto Men, nor rendred his Nature si

wholly

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Wholi compounded of Artifices, so that there a no a Relicti of his Nature1est, ut halori ad improv'd; et nothing of Artifice, nothingis Affectation appear'd, ut he was reputestoe o an follo his Natura Temperandiis position. However, he didiotstoo to an peti an mean Artifices, suci a thos Men re oblig'd o se, who re unpractis' in State atters, an depen notrio much pon their O n Strength, as pon the Abilities fothers, o suppore their Authority be-ingis an perfecti skille in ali Human Assairs, and transactinginti Mattersos an Consequenc by himself, and

ther

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riefon his first Structure by Largesses; by corrupting the Couris of Justice, byreneruing the Memor of Caius Marius,

ditious Tribunes that he set on; by the Madnes and Fur of Catiline an his Conspirators, hom e secreti favo 'd by the Banishment of Cicero, upon which the Authorit of the Senateturn'd and severat other the like Aris; But mos of al by the Conjunctionis Crassus and Pompe , both bet iXt them-selves, and with Him; hich was thething that finissa' the work.HAvIN accomplissi'd his Pari, hepresenti se himself to the ther; e-ing no made Proconsul of the auia,

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Fo he was no ignorant, that, after

nators and Magistrates, and in a Word,

es that ad an Power, o firmi tollimself, by private Benefiis, that he was Daries of an Conspiracy, or Om-hination against his Desigiis, illae hadopent invade the Common-wealth. WA1ces Thing tho he had ver design'd, and a las acted, et he didno lay asside his Mask; ut carried

himself so that, hat illi the Reas nablenes of his Demands, hat illi his Pretences of Peace, and what withthe moderate se of his Successes, heiurn' theinv upon the adverse Par-ty, and pretende to takem Arms up-

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anardor and Alacrit in them, and did

Schemes, according to the present taxigence of Accident and occasions.

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gulari beneficent an indulgent in his Friendinips Not illistanding, he madechoice of such Friends, that a Manmight eas it discern that he look out for such, hos Friendii might bea Furtherance to him, notis Impediment in his Designs And whereas hewas carried, both: Nature and Custom, to this Principie no to e Eminentamon Great Men, but to Commandamongst Vassais, he made Mean and Industrious en his Friends, o hom

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tura io hina, and ure. H was inclin' to Voluptuous ness, and profuse incit; hicli serv' at his first setting out for a Cove totis Ambition. Formo one apprehended Dan-ger stom sucti a Disposition. Nomith- standing, he so govem'd his Plealares, that the weremo Disseruice o him nor Prejudice to Business, and rather: whetted than dult' the Vigor of his Mind. He was temperate at his Meais: Free sto Nicenes an Curiossit in his Amours Pleasant M Magnificend

TAυ being accomplici'd the fame Thing Was the Means of his Downfallat last, hicli in his eginning Was a Stemto his Rise that is, his Affectationos opulari ty For nothin is more

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RACΥER of Augustusta Caesar. 9UGUSTUS CAESAR is ever