 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pagina’s
...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...only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sprt of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pagina’s
...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...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 - 490 pagina’s
...Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that should only be in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort...books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading makes a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pagina’s
...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,...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... | |
 | 1845 - 870 pagina’s
...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."-— Essays. To the tasting student, the author recommends "the perusal of the introductory and concluding... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pagina’s
...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...with diligence and attention. Some books also may he read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pagina’s
...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...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pagina’s
...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...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pagina’s
...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,...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 528 pagina’s
...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...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a_fu]l_man^; conference a ready man.i_and _wjiting__an_exact manj and, therefore, if... | |
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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. 
