 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 - Page viiiby Francis Bacon - 1850Full view - About this book
 | 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...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... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are tobe tasted, others to be swallowed, and c ǡ not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may... | |
 | David Hoffman - 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... | |
 | 1837 - 608 pages
...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...and discourse ; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and not only had a malign aspect and influence upon the growth of sciences, but hath not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...as much as I wanted and more than I expected." books are to he 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... | |
 | Robley Dunglison - 1840 - 414 pages
...read wilh equal care. 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 only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.1 No rule is deeper... | |
 | 1840 - 416 pages
...read with equal care. 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 only in parts; others to be read, bat not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.' Ño rule is... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 516 pages
...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... | |
 | WILLIAM SMYTH - 1841 - 480 pages
...parts, that they are therefore read superficially. Some books (says my Lord Bacon), are to be tasted, 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 same may be pretty... | |
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