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A lawyer, statesman, philosopher, and master of the english tongue, he is remembered in literary terms for the sharp worldly wisdom of a few dozen essays. I do find sir francis bacon fascinating, i wanted to learn more about how do you get from the mystical to inductive reasoning or vice versa. Sir francis bacon quotes quotes of sir francis bacon poem. Francis bacon 22 january 1561 9 april 1626 was an english philosopher, statesman, and author. Francis bacon 15611626, british philosopher, essayist, statesman.
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