Francis Bacon's essays (commonly known as Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral)

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Francis Bacon's essays (commonly known as Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral) is a seminal early 17th-century collection of philosophical and moral reflections that helped shape the development of the English essay and modern prose style.

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intendedAudience educated readers ⓘ
intendedFunction moral instruction ⓘ
practical counsel for civil life ⓘ
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