 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies ; simple men admire them ; and wise men use them: for they teach not their own use ; but that...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... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 490 pages
...admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not what is their own use, but what is wis-~ dom without them, and above them, won by observation....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... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...men use them : for they teach not what is their own use, but what is wis•:;. dom without them, anB- above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies ; simple men admire them ; and wise men use them : for they teach not their own use ; but that...Read not to contradict and confute ; nor to believe and take for grant, ed ; nor to find talk and discourse ; but to weigh and consider. Some books are... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is...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... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn stndies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that...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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them,- and wise men use them : for they teach not their own use, but that...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 598 pages
...they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies; simple men admire them; and wise men use them: for they teach not their own use; but that is...discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English prose literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use; but that...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that...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... | |
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Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, 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... 
