 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...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...attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, 01 extracts of them may be made by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments,... | |
 | 1848 - 614 pages
...swallowed, and some 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." * We suppose the Courts of law, held in Westminster Hall, are meant. ED. t Rev. Geo. Gilfillan, in"... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1903 - 664 pages
...one of Bacon's 'Essays.' The philosopher wrote: "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." I am not sufficiently familiar with cryptograms to point out where this pregnant suggestion occurs... | |
 | Georges Hardinge Champion - 1849 - 548 pages
...and some few to be che\\ed 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. « Reading maketh a full man, conférence a ready man, and \vriting an exact man ; and, therefore,... | |
 | John Locke - Intellect - 1849 - 372 pages
...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 attei. tion. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...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...only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sorts of books ; else distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh... | |
 | Eccentric literature - 1850 - 230 pages
...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...deputy, and extracts made of them by others, but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1850 - 710 pages
...to be chewed and digested : that is, some 3ooks are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, mt ay, where, if his corn sell well, he thinks he may...sensible of no calamity but the burning a stack of corn, зу others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books... | |
 | Truman Rickard, Hiram Orcutt - English language - 1850 - 130 pages
...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 25 also, may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the... | |
 | 1850 - 694 pages
...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. — Bacon. PLEASURE is like the delicate flower, whose odour, if you inhale too much of it, loses all... | |
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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. 
