The phrase ( "Wrapping truth in mystery") is from Virgil's Aeneid (VI, 100).
It is also found on an engraving on the title page of Francis Bacon's Wisdom of the Ancients (1641 French edition).
See also
- Obscurantism
References
External links
- Worldwide school library Aeneid (fifth paragraph)
- Picture of engraving on Wisdom of the Ancients (Francis Bacon Research Trust)