 | 1838 - 274 pagina’s
...swallowed, and some few to be 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. Reading tnaketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. LORD BACON. HE that wants... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 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 atten tion. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 pagina’s
...are to be only glanced at'; others' . . are to be read', but not critically'; and some few' . . are to be read wholly', and with diligence and attention'....books', also', may be read by deputy', and extracts received from them which are made by others'; but they should be only the meaner sort of books', and... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 376 pagina’s
...and disgested : that is some bookes are to be read only in partes ; others to be read but cursorily, and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. 4i Histories make men wise, poets wittie, the mathematicks subtle, naturall philosophie deepe : morall... | |
 | Time - 1835 - 274 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...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... | |
 | 1835 - 430 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...extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books are, like common... | |
 | 1835 - 740 pagina’s
...and some to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read in some parts, others to be read but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly,...read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others." If this was judicious and useful advice, at a time when books were comparatively few — rari nantes... | |
 | David Hoffman - 1836 - 468 pagina’s
...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 to be read wholly,...important arguments, and the meaner sort of books.' * But whilst the student is judicious in his selection, there is another consideration no less worthy... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1838 - 342 pagina’s
...some books are to be only glanced at ; others are to be read, but not critically ; and some few are to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention....Some books, also, may be read by deputy, and extracts received from them which are made by others ; but they should be only the meaner sort of books, and... | |
 | 1838 - 272 pagina’s
...swallowed, and some few to be digested ; that is, some books are lo be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. LORD BACON. HE that wants... | |
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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. 
