 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
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 378 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. — Lord Bacon. CCI.XIII.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1856 - 406 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 ; 2 and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 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... | |
 | Great Britain - 1856 - 600 pages
...The advice of Lord Bacon is wholesome — " 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, ft otters to bo read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly and with attention."* Moreover,... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Graham - Shorthand - 1857 - 88 pages
...tsntkwthdthnk. [:]— Bacon. KET. STUDIES. 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 b3 read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1848 - 786 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... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - English language - 1857 - 470 pages
...conscionable.—,M AKHIIAM, CONCISE STYLE. Studies.—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 also may... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 578 pages
...and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, -fand some few to be chewed and digested : that is, some...to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ;3 and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also... | |
 | William Henry Smith - Catholics - 1857 - 188 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 Henry Smith - Catholics - 1857 - 190 pages
...them : for they teach not their own use, that is a wisdom without them, and won by observation. Bead 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... | |
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