 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.  Bacon, His Writings and His Philosophy - Page 6by George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 715 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 pages
...conversation'; 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 be only glanced at'; others' . . are to be read', but not critically'; and some few' . . are to be read... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are tobe tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some...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... | |
 | Time - 1835 - 274 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. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only... | |
 | 1835 - 430 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. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only... | |
 | 1835 - 736 pages
...others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read in some parts, others to be read but not curiously, and some...be read wholly, and with diligence, and attention ; some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others." If this was judicious... | |
 | 1835 - 740 pages
...1835. y PREFACE. LORD Bacon says— " Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read in some parts, others to be read but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence,... | |
 | David Hoffman - 1836 - 468 pages
...body; for, as lord Bacon quaintly observes, '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 part, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence, and... | |
 | 1838 - 274 pages
...but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be digested ; that is, some books are to be read only...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. LORD BACON. HE that wants... | |
 | 1838 - 272 pages
...but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be digested ; that is, some books are to be read only...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. LORD BACON. HE that wants... | |
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