| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 páginas
...arelikecommon diftilled Waters, flafliy things. Reading makcth a full man => Conference a ready man i and Writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man...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 to know... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - 460 páginas
...diftilled waters, flamy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exaft man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had...need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a prefentwit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to feem to know that he... | |
| English instructor - 1801 - 272 páginas
...digested ; that is , some books are to be read only in parts; others io 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 ; but that should be only... | |
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 páginas
...waters, flafhy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exaft roan. 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 link, he had need have much cunning to feem to know that he... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 páginas
...digested : that is, some bookes 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 bookes alsb may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others: but that would be, onely... | |
| Manual - 1809 - 288 páginas
...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 also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 páginas
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Heading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...had need have a great memory; if he confer little, be had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem to know... | |
| Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 páginas
...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. IBID. READING maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man; and therefore, if... | |
| John Evans - 1812 - 234 páginas
...optris. i QuiN. Some books are •to b« read only in parts, others to be read, but nut < unou.-ly, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention, BACON. -I HE powers of the human mind may be advantageously classed into those of the imagination,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 páginas
...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 also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only... | |
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