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Century Readings in the English Essay - Page 487
edited by - 1926 - 529 pages
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North American First Class Reader: The Sixth Book of Tower's Series for ...

David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1854 - 440 pages
...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, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, 01 extracts of them may be made by others ; but that should...
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The Governess: a repertory of female education

Governess - 1855 - 884 pages
...digested : that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to he read, but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. — Lord Bacon. THE TRAINING OF GIRLS. SEEK for your daughters an interest and occupation which shall...
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The Massachusetts Teacher: A Journal of School and Home Education, Volume 8

1855 - 396 pages
...and digested; that is, some books arc 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. Scm3 books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others: but that would be only...
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Reading lessons, ed. by E. Hughes, Book 1

Edward Hughes - 1855 - 472 pages
...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." The character of the book, then, must determine our mode of reading it, and this is consequently the...
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Eclectic Magazine, and Monthly Edition of the Living Age, Volume 34

John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1855 - 588 pages
...digested ; that is, some books are to be rend only in parts : others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books, also, may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others : but that would be only...
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Laconics: Or the Best Words of the Best Authors ...

John Timbs - 1856 - 378 pages
...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. — Lord Bacon. CCI.XIII. The true art of being agreeable, is to appear well pleased with all the company,...
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The Essays: Or, Counsels, Civil and Moral ; and The Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 pages
...digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ; 2 and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only...
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Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately

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 and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would* be only...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pages
...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 also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 pages
...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 also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only...
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