 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 Treatise on the Conduct of the Understanding - Page 184by John Locke - 1849 - 132 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pages
...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...flashy things. 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pages
...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...flashy things. 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 pages
...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...that would be only in the less important arguments 1 This formed the first essay in the earliest edition of the •work. • and the meaner sort of books... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1856 - 466 pages
...attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts of them made by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner...sort of books ; else, distilled books are like common disti lied waters, — flashy things. Reading maketlt a full man ; conference, a ready man ; and writing,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 pages
...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...flashy things. 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... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1857 - 470 pages
...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...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 write little... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Graham - 1857 - 88 pages
...others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to b3 read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts...would be only in the less important arguments, and in the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books are like common distilled waters — flashy things.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...but not curioufly ; and fome Few to be read wholly, and with Diligence and Attention. Some Books alfo may be read by Deputy, and Extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the lefs important Arguments, and the meaner Sort of Books: elfe diftilled Books are like common diftilled... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 pages
...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 would4 be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...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 3 ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled... | |
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