 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.  Philosophical works - Page viiiby Francis Bacon - 1854Full view - About this book
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 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...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. — Lord Bacon. ccLxm.... | |
 | Rev. Charles BRIDGES - Pastoral theology - 1830 - 696 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1833 - 228 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 atter. tion. Some books also... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | J. Fletcher - 1843 - 472 pages
...Simpkin, fyc. 1843. " Some books," says Lord Bacon, " 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." The present volume... | |
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