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Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon
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1561
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1626
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was the founder of English materialist
philosophy
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He was born into the family of Sir Nicholas Bacon
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keeper of the Privy Seal
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to Queen Elizabeth. The boy early won the favor of
the Queen. He went to Cambridge at twelve and after graduating at sixteen
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took
up law. He soon became one of the most successful lawyers of the time. At
twenty-three he became a member of the House of Commons
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and his
judgment and eloquence
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made him famous. When James I came to
England
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Bacon obtained one important office after another until he became lord
Chancellor
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and was made a peer
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nobleman
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in 1618. He was an
admirable judge
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but in the course of rising he had made enemies who charged
him with bribery
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He was convicted
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deprived
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of his office
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fined and banished
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from London in 1621. Five years later
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he died in
disgrace
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Francis Bacon
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lawyer
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statesman
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philosopher and master of English
tongue
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is famous not only for his philosophical works
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but also for his essays.In
1597 he published a collection of ten essays
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which were afterwards increased to
fifty-eight
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including the well-
known one 鈥淥n Reading鈥濓紝
whose title is actually
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These essays cover a wide variety of subjects
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such as love
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truth
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friendship
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parents and children
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beauty
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studies
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youth and age and
many others. They have won popularity for his clearness
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brevity
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and