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The Wisdom of the Ancients, or rather, De sapientia veterum (for it was written in Latin), is a short treatise on the mythology of the ancients, by which Francis Bacon endeavors to discover and to show the physical, moral, and political meanings it concealed. If the reader is not convinced that the ancients understood by these fables all that Bacon discovers in them, he must at least admit the probability of it, and be impressed with the penetration of the author and the variety and depth of his knowledge.

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Based on the print-replica of 1884 edition publicly available at archive.org

Editing and reproduction has been done with care and attention.

This ebook edition has been produced by voluntary contributions. Crafting for Sharing @inSapientia

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