...justly to incur the disapprobation of man.— WB Clulow. 535. Beading maketh a full man; conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...little, he had need have a present wit; and if he readjittle, he had need of much cunning, to seem to know what he doth not.—Bacon. 536. Thou mayst...

...justly to incur the disapprobation of man.— WB Clulow. 535. Beading maketh a full man; conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...man write little, he had need have a great memory; >f he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need of much cunning,...

...attention. Some books, also, may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others : but that would be only in the less important arguments and the meaner...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, 152 ]53 fleshy things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man...

...attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would* be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner...present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have 1 Privateness. Privacy. Sec page 87. ' Make. Gice. See page 420. 3 Curiously. Attentively. ' At first...

...their force of writing. — Shaftesbury, \ cCI.XXXIII. I!' .iilini< maketh a lull mnn . conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunuing, to Deem to know that be doth not. — l.ord JJacon. cCI.XXXIV. To judge rightly of our own...

...others to be swallowed, and some few to bt chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore...had need have a great memory; if he confer little, have a present wit ; and if he read little, have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not Histories...

...attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts of them made by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner...sort of books ; else, distilled books are like common disti lied waters, — flashy things. Reading maketlt a full man ; conference, a ready man ; and writing,...

...less important arguments 1 This formed the first essay in the earliest edition of the •work. • and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy1 things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and,...

...— Reading makes a full man ; conversation, a ready man ; and writing, an exact man. If, therefore, a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he converse little, he had need have a present wit ; and, if he read little, he had need have much cunning,...

...digested : that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ;3 and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence...present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have 1 Privateness.- Pricacy. See page 93. * Make. One. See page 444. * Curiously. Attentively. 'At first...