 | George Payn Quackenbos - English language - 1861 - 468 pages
...that is some books are to be read only in parts others to be read but not curiously and some few to ba read wholly and with diligence and attention. Some...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... | |
 | John Connery - Elocution - 1861 - 416 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - English essays - 1861 - 630 pages
...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...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would4 be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...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...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... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - English language - 1863 - 470 pages
...chewed and digested that is some books are to be read only in parts others t} be read but not curiously and some few to be read wholly and with diligence...extracts made of them by others but that would be only in 'he less important arguments and the meaner sort of books else distilled books are like common distilled... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1863 - 614 pages
...few to be read wholly, and wifli diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, ami extracts made of them by others ; but that would be...and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books arc, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading makcth s full man, conference a ready man,... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1863 - 898 pages
...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...Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts mado of them by others ; but that would* be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort... | |
 | Truman Rickard - English language - 1863 - 152 pages
...but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books 25 also, may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the leas important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books are, like common distilled... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...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...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864 - 638 pages
...digested : that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ; 2 and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would4 be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books... | |
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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. Some books... 
