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. Works - Página viiipor Francis Bacon - 1850Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 páginas
...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...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... | |
| C. Gough - 1853 - 414 páginas
...use them ; for they teach not their own use ; that is a wisdom without them, and won by observation. Read not to contradict, nor to believe, but to weigh...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1853 - 596 páginas
...them ; for they teach not their own use : that is a wisdom without them, and won by observation. Bead not to contradict, nor to believe, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready... | |
| 1854 - 862 páginas
...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...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. In a letter... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 páginas
...and discourse ; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and ds to pity; warlike tunes, &c. So as it is no marvel...they alter the spirits, considering that tunes have a not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may... | |
| David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1854 - 440 páginas
...take for granted, 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 read only in part ; others to be read, but not curiously : and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1855 - 472 páginas
...equally serious study. " Some books," says Lord Bacon, "are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some...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." The character of the... | |
| Robert Potts - 1855 - 1050 páginas
...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 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 attention.—Bacon,... | |
| Robert Potts - 1855 - 588 páginas
...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 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 attentioa—Bacon.... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 páginas
...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...to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ;3 and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also... | |
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