Lynne
Have a look at this one as well, it has his essays, including 'Of the True
Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates. And 'Of Judicature'
http://www.literaturepage.com/authors/Sir-Francis-Bacon.html
Frank
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Researching the family and history of Alexis Bénoist Soyer (1810-1858) and
Nicolas Soyer (1863-1937). En recharchant l'histoire familiale d'Alexis
Bénoist Soyer (1810-1858) et Nicolas Soyer (1863-1937).
Please web page: www.soyer.co.uk
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From: Jacquie <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: Source sought : Francis Bacon quote
> Hi,
>
> Have you looked at Project Gutenberg. It may or may not include this
> quote, but there are four books by Francis Bacon on the site so it might
> be worth a look. They are downloadable and searchable. The books
> listed are
>
> * The Advancement of Learning <http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5500>
> (English)
> * Essays of Francis Bacon <http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/575>
(English)
> * New Atlantis <http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2434> (English)
> * Valerius Terminus; of the interpretation of nature
> <http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3290> (English)
>
> Hope you find it.
>
> Cheers,
> Jacquie
>
>
>
>
> lynne wrote:
>
> >Apologies for asking for help with a reference enquiry, but we are
> >really stuck on this on. We've been asked to find the source of the
> >following quote by Francis Bacon:
> >
> >"heaping up of laws without digesting them maketh but a chaos and
> >confusion and turneth the laws many times to become but snares for the
> >people"
> >
> >I have found it on the internet, in a law reform paper and also a
> >speech, but with no citation giving the original source. We have looked
> >at "The works of Francis Bacon" 7 vols. Searched all the quotations
> >books we can find, but had no luck.
> >If anyone can help with this we would be extremely grateful.
> >Many thanks,
> >
> >
> >Lynne Cobine
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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