 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pagina’s
...digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curkxuly ; 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... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1825 - 370 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...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pagina’s
...and digested. That is, some bookes are to be read only ia partes; others to be read but cursorily, and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing... | |
 | 1826 - 696 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. — Lord Bacon. ELEGIAC TRIBUTE TU THE v I.MI.KY ОГ TB* l, n B Mr. MATTHEW BROUGHAM. Farewell ! my... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 pagina’s
...made of them by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sorts of books ; else distilled 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... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 pagina’s
...to range methodically. gested ; that is, some books are to he read only in parts '• others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly,...with diligence and attention. Some books also may be rend by deputy, and extracts mode of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 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. — Lord Bacon. ccLxm. pleased with all the company, and rather to seem well entertained with them,... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 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.—Lord Bacon. CCLXIIL •« . . • pleased with all the company, and rather to seem well... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1829 - 738 pagina’s
...digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not cursorily, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.' It has been found useful to mark with a pencil, those passages that most impress your mind, that you... | |
 | Francis William Pitt Greenwood, George Barrell Emerson - 1830 - 424 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... | |
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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. 
