 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. Some books...  A Book of English Literature, Selected and Ed - Page 114edited by - 1916 - 889 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - Ethics - 1854 - 894 pages
...but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be like tunes, &c. So as it is no marvel if they alter...tunes doth dispose the spirits to variety of passions, Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore if a man... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1855 - 588 pages
...others to be swaltowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be rend only in parts : others to be read, but not curiously...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, 152 ]53 fleshy things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pages
...digested : that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ;3 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 a... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1848 - 786 pages
...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... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - English language - 1857 - 470 pages
...AKHIIAM, CONCISE STYLE. Studies.—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...books are like common distilled waters flashy things. Reading ranfcclh a full man conference a ready man and writing an exact man and therefore if a man... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1858 - 792 pages
...KK to weigh and consider.1 Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed2, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be...read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others 3 ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...К to weigh and consider.1 Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed 2, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be...read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others 3 ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...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...distilled books are like common distilled waters, ilashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and... | |
 | Robert Demaus - English literature - 1860 - 580 pages
...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... | |
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