 Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,...  The Oxford Book of English Prose - Page 139edited by - 1925 - 1092 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...makelh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore , if a man write little , he had need have a great memory ; if he confer...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. BACON. M i34 THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. -L HE English delight in silence more... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...maketh a full man ; eonference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore , if a man write little , he had need have a great memory ; if he confer...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. BACON.. € HA PX On satirical — JL R UST me, this unwary pleasantrj7 of thine ' will sooner or late*... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therfore if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; $n£.if he read little, he had need have muqh. cunning to .see 19 to knuw that he doth '' ;:nyiti'.?fi... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, be had need have a present wit ; and if he read little,...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. SECTION II. Hamlet's directions to the Player*, SPEAK the speech, I pray you as I pronounced it to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory: if he confer...doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematic subtile; natural philosophy deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend; " Abeunt... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a pleasant wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. IBID. HISTORIES make men wise, poett witty, witty, the mathematics subtile, natural philosophy deep,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer...doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematic subtile ; natural philosophy deep ; moral, grave ; logic and rhetoric able to contend ;... | |
 | 1818 - 506 pages
...man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man : and therefore, if a man write little, he bad need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he...he had need have much cunning to seem to know that which he doth not.'" To combine all this useful application, I should wish you to make use of Locke's... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer...doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtile, natural philosophy deej), moral grave, logic and rhetoric able to contend. " Our... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; ^and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer...doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtile, natural philosophy deep, moral grave, logic and rhetoric able to contend. " Our... | |
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