 | 1835 - 430 pages
...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...may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled... | |
 | Time - 1835 - 274 pages
...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...may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else,... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are tobe tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some...may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only the lees important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else disiilled... | |
 | English essays - 1835 - 736 pages
...others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read in some parts, others to be read but not curiously, and some...may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others." If this was judicious and useful advice, at a time when books were comparatively few — rari... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1835 - 740 pages
...1835. y PREFACE. LORD Bacon says— " Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read in some parts, others to be read but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence,... | |
 | David Hoffman - Law - 1836 - 468 pages
...body; for, as lord Bacon quaintly observes, '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... | |
 | Periodicals - 1838 - 274 pages
...but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be digested ; that is, some books are to be read only...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. LORD BACON. HE that wants... | |
 | Periodicals - 1838 - 272 pages
...but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be digested ; that is, some books are to be read only...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. LORD BACON. HE that wants... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...nor to believe, but to weigh and consider. " If Some books are to be tasted, others swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some...are to be read only in parts, others to be read but cursorily, and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. " If Histories make men... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read but cursorily, and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. " U Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtle, natural philosophy deep, moral grave,... | |
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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. 
