 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 588 pages
...like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, arid writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write...little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 394 pages
...diftilled Waters, flafhy Things. Reading maketh a full Man ; Conference a ready Man ; and Writing an exa£t Man. And therefore, if a Man write little, he had need have a great Memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a prefent Wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much Cunning, to feem... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1853 - 310 pages
...argu.nents, and the meaner sort of hooks; else distilled hooks are. like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready...little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and, if he read little, he had ueed have much cunning, to... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 pages
...arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready...little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need hare much cunning, to seem... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Beading maketh a full man: conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And, therefore,...little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem... | |
 | C. Gough - 1853 - 414 pages
...others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And, therefore,...little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, have a present wit ; and if he read little, have much cunning to seem to know that he doth... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 pages
...others. — Colton. READING, CONVERSATION, AND WRITING. — Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem... | |
 | Henry Stevens (Jr.) - 1853 - 136 pages
...dislilled hooks are, like common distilled waters, flashy things : Reading maketh a fnll man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little he had need hare mnch cnnning, to meem... | |
 | Henry Stevens (Jr.) - 1853 - 136 pages
...arguments, and the meaner sort of hooks; else distilled hooks are, like common distilled waters, flashy things : Reading maketh a full man ; conference a...exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write little, be had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read... | |
 | Henry Stevens (Jr.) - 1853 - 138 pages
...;l;.sby things : Reading maketh a fnll roan ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; andi therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little he had need have mnch cnnning, to seem... | |
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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 memory: if he confer little he had need have a present wit, and if he read little he had need have much cunning to... 
