 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.  A Book of English Literature, Selected and Ed - Page 114edited by - 1916 - 889 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...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 be...books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore if a man... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...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 be...only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sprt of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 pages
...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 be...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that should only be in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books... | |
 | 1845 - 440 pages
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 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...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 be...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man; and,, therefore, if a... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...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 be...with diligence and attention. Some books also may he read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...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 be...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sorts of books ; else distilled books... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...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 be...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man; and, therefore, if a... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...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 be...books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Heading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore if a man... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...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 be...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if... | |
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