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 Book of English Literature, Selected and Ed - Page 114by Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 889 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...but to weigh and consider^,, Some books are to be tasted , others to be swallowed, and some few tobe chewed and digested? that is , some books are to be...deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that should be only in the less important arguments , and the meaner sorts of books ; else distilled books... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...weigh and ,, consider. ' ; Some'.books are to'be tasted, others to be swal:iowed, and some few to be chewed and digested;; that is, some .books are to...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books... | |
| Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...but to weigji 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...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and therefore if a man... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...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...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if a... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...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...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if... | |
| David Hoffman - Law - 1817 - 398 pages
...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...important arguments, and the meaner sort of books." But whilst the student is judicious in his selection, there is another consideration no less worthy... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...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...books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; ^and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...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...books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...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...books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore if a man... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...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 in the less important arguments, and the meaner sprt of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh... | |
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