Obiter Dicta of Bacon and Shakespeare on Manners, Mind (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from Obiter Dicta of Bacon and Shakespeare on Manners, Mind

The following passages from Bacon and Shakespeare have been brought together with three objects, distinct, but harmonious.

First, there being no concordance or harmony to the authentic works of Bacon, we desire, by degrees, to supply that deficiency by means of handbooks so cheap as to be within the reach of all students, and so arranged and subdivided that any particular subject treated of by Bacon may be studied independently of the rest. We would continue these booklets in an unremitting stream, until the much-needed, complete harmony between the works of the philosopher and of the poet be put into the hands of every reader in a simple and portable form.

Secondly, we desire to help the advancement of learning by sparing the pens and the valuable time of many who now have to grope and hunt for things long ago noted and written down. Bacon cautions men against wasting time in Actum Agere, doing again the deed done ; but from want of co-operation amongst workers, his wise advice is daily neglected, and the same particulars painfully sought for by those whose minus are fully capable of proceeding from "particulars to generalities," and of doing work needed, and of permanent value.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.