![](https://books.google.co.in/books/content?id=xjQCAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl) | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...Arguments, and the meaner fort of Boc^t, elfe diftilled Booly are like common d Milled Waters, flafliy things. Reading maketh a full man •, Conference...little, he had need have a great memory ; if he Confer lirtle, he had need have a prefent wit ; and if he Read lirtle, he had need have much cunning to fcem... | |
![](https://books.google.co.in/books/content?id=HtQCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl) | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...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...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 doth not.... | |
![](https://books.google.co.in/books/content?id=rqMDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl) | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...books are like common distiJlecl waters , flashy tilings. Reading makelh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. BACON. M i34 THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. -L HE English delight in silence more... | |
![](https://books.google.co.in/books/content?id=QbAIAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl) | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...distilled books are like common distilled' waters , flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; eonference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. BACON.. € HA PX On satirical — JL R UST me, this unwary pleasantrj7 of thine ' will sooner or late*... | |
![](https://books.google.co.in/books/content?id=nk4JAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl) | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...would be, onely in the lesse important arguments, and the meane sort of bookes; else distilled bookes, are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading...an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, hee had need have a great memory ; if hee conferre little, hee had need have a present wit ; and if... | |
![](https://books.google.co.in/books/content?id=-08TAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl) | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...would be, onely in the lesse important arguments, and the meane sort of bookes; else distilled bookes, are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading...an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, hee had need have a great memory ; if hee conferre little, hee had need have a present wit ; and if... | |
![](https://books.google.co.in/books/content?id=ouRLAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl) | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...made of them by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books are like common distilled...conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therfore if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need... | |
![](https://books.google.co.in/books/content?id=H9QCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl) | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...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... | |
![](https://books.google.co.in/books/content?id=Xt8kAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl) | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematic subtile; natural philosophy deep; moral, grave;... | |
![](https://books.google.co.in/books/content?id=EaQDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl) | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. IBID. READING raaketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and therefore,...great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a pleasant wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not.... | |
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