 Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention.  A Book of English Literature - Pagina 114geredigeerd door - 1916 - 889 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | David Hoffman - 1836 - 468 pagina’s
...swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in part, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few...important arguments, and the meaner sort of books.' * But whilst the student is judicious in his selection, there is another consideration no less worthy... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pagina’s
...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 be...books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore if a man... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 pagina’s
...tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are lobe read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously;...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading makelh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man ; and therefore if a man... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pagina’s
...wanted and more than I expected." books are to he tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore if a man... | |
 | WILLIAM SMYTH - 1841 - 480 pagina’s
...are therefore read superficially. Some books (says my Lord Bacon), are to be tasted, some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. The same may be pretty generally said of the different portions of the same work. Much care and circumspection... | |
 | J. Fletcher - 1843 - 472 pagina’s
...1843. " Some books," says Lord Bacon, " are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention." The present volume is one which may justly be said to belong to the first two classes of books. It... | |
 | 1842 - 570 pagina’s
...with equal care. Lord Bacon says, 'some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.' No rule is deeper laid in common sense than this. Whoever has run over, with an attentive eye, and... | |
 | 1855 - 602 pagina’s
...digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiousry ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if... | |
 | John Wilson - 1844 - 142 pagina’s
...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 be...Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts of them made by others; but that should be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pagina’s
...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 be...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man; and, therefore, if a man... | |
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