 | Robert Kemp Philp - 434 páginas
...may not inappropriately be called to our aid, to conclude these few remarks. Lord Bacon says, "Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." And George Withers : " For many books I caro... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 páginas
...discourse, but to weigh and consider. Йоте books arc to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and rved with their eyes fixed upon the stars ; but, ae...wholly bent upon the world, the »elf-same way they see ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 páginas
...teach not their own use, but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...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 be read by deputy,... | |
 | Truman Rickard, Hiram Orcutt - 1850 - 130 páginas
...contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh 20 and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others...only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books 25 also, may be read... | |
 | 1850 - 694 páginas
...treatment of consumption in our next. BOOKS. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some...only in parts : others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. — Bacon. PLEASURE is like the... | |
 | 1850 - 230 páginas
...possess one, I do not deny, inasmuch as " some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; . that is, some...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 be read by... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 páginas
...contradict nor to believe, but to weigh and consider. " ' Some books are to be tasted, others swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some...are to be read only in parts, others to be read but cursorily, and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. " f Histories make men... | |
 | 1851 - 278 páginas
...are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience....only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to bt read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 páginas
...teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdon without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and...be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously1 ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 páginas
...to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, bat to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted,...only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and without diligence and attention. Some books, also, may be read... | |
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Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk 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 books are to... 
