 | Sonia Laser - 2001 - 216 pages
...read to you what Francis Bacon once wrote. 'Some Books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some...be read wholly, and with Diligence and Attention'," George said and he put the book down. "I hope that in your next book you can simplify your explanations.... | |
 | William James Bouwsma - 2002 - 328 pages
...the problem of selectivity. "Some books," he advised, "are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention." Like many modern critics, Montaigne saw the possibility of diverse readings of the same text, which... | |
 | Rita Puzmanova - 2002 - 1016 pages
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 | Diane E. Holloway - 2002 - 325 pages
...sliced cucumbers with oil, vinegar, dill "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some...to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. "Francis Bacon (1561-1626) Forfar Bridies Pasties and meat pies are traditional English fare but the... | |
 | Arco, Arco Staff - 2002 - 296 pages
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 | Francis Bacon - 2002 - 868 pages
...to believe, but to weigh and consider.0 U Some books 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 cursorily; and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. U Reading maketh a full... | |
 | McGuffey - 2003 - 484 pages
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Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk 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... 
