 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pagina’s
...some few to be chewed and digested ; that is , some books are to be read only in parts ; others io be read , but not curiously ; and some few to be read...deputy , and extracts made of them by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments , and the meaner sort of books ; elss distilled books... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pagina’s
...but to weigh and consider^,, Some books are to be tasted , others to be swallowed, and some few tobe chewed and digested? that is , some books are to be...deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that should be only in the less important arguments , and the meaner sorts of books ; else distilled books... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pagina’s
...to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested : that is, some bookes are to be read only in parts ; others to be read but...read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some bookes also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others : but that would be, onely in... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pagina’s
...to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested : that is, some bookes are to be read only in parts ; others to be read but...read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some bookes also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others : but that would be, onely in... | |
 | James Beattie - 1807 - 444 pagina’s
...Latin, and English, that deserve to be studied in this accurate manner. For, as Bacon well observes, * some books are to be read only in parts ; others '...not curiously ; and some few to * be read wholly, with diligence and attention.' There is much good sense in the following aphorism of the same great... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pagina’s
...discourse, but.to weigh and ,, consider. ' ; Some'.books are to'be tasted, others to be swal:iowed, and some few to be chewed and digested;; that is, some...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pagina’s
...simpl e men admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not what is their own use, but what is wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation....curiously; and some few to be read wholly ; and with r diligenc.e and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others;... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pagina’s
...talk and discourse ; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested : that is, some...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. IBID. READING raaketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and therefore,... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 pagina’s
...admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not what is their own use, but what is wis-~ dom without them, and above them, won by observation....deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that should only be in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pagina’s
...men use them : for they teach not what is their own use, but what is wis•:;. dom without them, anB- above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that should only be in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books... | |
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Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to... 
