 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.  Drawing Inferences: Theme 7, Reading - Page vby National Assessment of Educational Progress (Project), Charles J. Gadway - 1973 - 258 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and disgested. That is, some bookes are to be read only in parts : others to be read but cursorily, and some fewe to be read wholy and with dilligence and atention. Reading maketh a ful man,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...and disgested : that is some bookes are to be read only in partes; others to be read but cursorily, and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. f Histories make men wise, poets wittie, the mathematicks subtle, natural! philosophic deepe : morall... | |
 | 1826 - 696 pages
...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...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. — Lord Bacon. ELEGIAC TRIBUTE TU THE v I.MI.KY ОГ TB* l, n B Mr. MATTHEW BROUGHAM. Farewell ! my... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 pages
...? Digested, concocted in the stomach, to range methodically. gested ; that is, some books are to he read only in parts '• others to be read, but not...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be rend by deputy, and extracts mode of them by others ; but that would be only... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...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...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. — Lord Bacon. CCLXIIL true art of being agreeable, is to appear we" •« . . • pleased with all... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...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...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. — Lord Bacon. ccLxm. pleased with all the company, and rather to seem well entertained with them,... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1829 - 738 pages
...different ways : Lord Bacon justly remarks, ' Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some...be read only in parts, others to be read, but not cursorily, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.' It has been found useful... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...Id. Some books are to be tasted, others to be twtKvnt, and some few to be chewed and digested ; tna is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously , and some few in be read wholly, with attention. Bacon. While the fierce monk does at his trial stand, He cheua revenge,... | |
 | 1829 - 430 pages
...from this invaluable Essay—"Some books," says Bacon, " 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 are to be read but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly * Bacon. and with diligence and attention... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1829 - 654 pages
...confute, nor to beliere and take for granted ; nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, bat not curiously ; and some few to he read wholly, and with diligence and attention. LORD BACON BY... | |
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