 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...they 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...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... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...what is their own use, but what is wis•:;. dom without them, anB- above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...they 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...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...observation. Read not to contradict and confute ; nor to believe and take for grant, ed ; nor to find talk and discourse ; but to weigh and consider. Some books...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...they 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...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... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...they 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...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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...they 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...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 598 pages
...they 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...discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...they 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...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English prose literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...they 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...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... | |
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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... 
