 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematic subtile ; natural philosophy deep ; moral, grave... | |
 | 1818 - 506 pages
...man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man : and therefore, if a man write little, he bad need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he...he had need have much cunning to seem to know that which he doth not.'" To combine all this useful application, I should wish you to make use of Locke's... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...made of them by others : but that would be only in the -less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else, distilled books are like common distilled...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtile, natural philosophy deep, moral grave,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...made of them by others: but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else, distilled books are like common distilled...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtile, natural philosophy deej), moral grave,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books : else distilled books are like common distilled...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics, subtile ; natural philosophy, deep ; moral,... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flrishy things. Reading makes a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. - . . ,, Section 11. HAMLET'S DIRECTIONS TO THE PLAYERS. Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sprt of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled...a great memory : if he confer little, he had need hai ea present wit : and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty ; the mathematics subtile ; natural philosophy deep ; moral, grave;... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Heading makcth a full man ; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man; and, therefore,...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematics subtile ; natural philosophy deep ; mo. ral,... | |
 | Richard Harrison Black - 1822 - 376 pages
...in vice, or leagues of pleasure." Addison. Confer. See CUM. " Reading makes a full man, ctmference a ready man, and writing an exact man; and therefore,...present wit, and if he read little he had need have mnch cuuning, to seem to have that which he hath not." Bacon. Confess. See CUM. To acknowledge a crime;... | |
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... 
