The contents pages of Thomas Markby's 1853 edition list the essays and their dates of publication as follows: •
Of Truth (1625) •
Of Death (1612, enlarged 1625) •
Of Unity in Religion/Of Religion (1612, rewritten 1625) •
Of Revenge (1625) •
Of Adversity (1625) •
Of Simulation and Dissimulation (1625) •
Of Parents and Children (1612, enlarged 1625) •
Of Marriage and Single Life (1612, slightly enlarged 1625) •
Of Envy (1625) •
Of Love (1612, rewritten 1625) •
Of Great Place (1612, slightly enlarged 1625) •
Of Boldness (1625) •
Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature (1612, enlarged 1625) •
Of Nobility (1612, rewritten 1625) •
Of Seditions and Troubles (1625) •
Of Atheism (1612, slightly enlarged 1625) •
Of Superstition (1612, slightly enlarged 1625) •
Of Travel (1625) •
Of Empire (1612, much enlarged 1625) •
Of Counsels (1612, enlarged 1625) •
Of Delays (1625) •
Of Cunning (1612, rewritten 1625) •
''Of Wisdom for a Man's Self'' (1612, enlarged 1625) •
Of Innovations (1625) •
Of Dispatch (1612) •
Of Seeming Wise (1612) •
Of Friendship (1612, rewritten 1625) •
Of Expense (1597, enlarged 1612, again 1625) •
Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates (1612, enlarged 1625) •
Of Regiment of Health (1597, enlarged 1612, again 1625) •
Of Suspicion (1625) •
Of Discourse (1597, slightly enlarged 1612, again 1625) •
Of Plantations (1625) •
Of Riches (1612, much enlarged 1625) •
Of Prophecies (1625) •
Of Ambition (1612, enlarged 1625) •
Of Masques and Triumphs (1625) •
Of Nature in Men (1612, enlarged 1625) •
Of Custom and Education (1612, enlarged 1625) •
Of Fortune (1612, slightly enlarged 1625) •
Of Usury (1625) •
Of Youth and Age (1612, slightly enlarged 1625) •
Of Beauty (1612, slightly enlarged 1625) •
Of Deformity (1612, somewhat altered 1625) •
Of Building (1625) •
Of Gardens (1625) •
Of Negotiating (1597, enlarged 1612, very slightly altered 1625) •
Of Followers and Friends (1597, slightly enlarged 1625) •
Of Suitors (1597, enlarged 1625) •
Of Studies (1597, enlarged 1625) •
Of Faction (1597, much enlarged 1625) •
Of Ceremonies and Respects (1597, enlarged 1625) •
Of Praise (1612, enlarged 1625) •
Of Vain Glory (1612) •
Of Honour and Reputation (1597, omitted 1612, republished 1625) •
Of Judicature (1612) •
Of Anger (1625) •
Of Vicissitude of Things (1625) •
A Fragment of an Essay of Fame •
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