The Courtier's Manual Oracle, or, the Art of Prudence Written originally in Spanish by Baltazar Gracian And now done into English Printed by M. Flesher for Abel Swalle, at the Sign of the Unicorn at the West End of St. Paul's. 1685

 

Welcome. The links below lead to pdf files of the 1685 translation of The Courtier's Manual Oracle, translated by Anonymous and printed by M. Flesher for Abel Swalle. This is the first known English translation of Baltasar Gracián's Oráculo Manual i Arte de Prudencia. Note that this translation predates the 1702 Savage translation. This wonderful document is courtesy of Lachlan Cranswick, who received the copy from Dr. Georges T. Dodds of McGill University.

Part 1 - Preface to Maxime 23   Part 1 - Maxime 24 to Maxime 75   Part 1 - Maxime 76 to Maxime 131   Part 1 - Maxime 132 to Maxime 177   Part 1 - Maxime 178 to Maxime 216   Part 1 - Maxime 217 to Maxime 244   Part 1 - Maxime 245 to Maxime 266   Part 1 - Maxime 267 to Maxime 300

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