| Readers - 1830 - 288 pages
...and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be7 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 tj be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some... | |
| Edward Bickersteth - Annotations (Provenance) - 1830 - 368 pages
...different ways : Lord Bacon justly remarks, ' 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 read in parts, others to be read, but not cursorily, and some few to be read wholly, and with... | |
| Christianity - 1832 - 670 pages
...they teach not their own use ; but that ia a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe...some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some hooks are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read... | |
| John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...to weigh and consider. 4. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few •:£.> 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. Some books... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1833 - 228 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 atter. tion. Some... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...contradict and confute; nor to believe or take for granted'; nor to find matter merely for conversation'; but to weigh and consider'. Some books are to be tasted';...chewed and digested'; that is', some books are to be only glanced at'; others' . . are to be read', but not critically'; and some few' . . are to be read... | |
| 1835 - 430 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... | |
| Time - 1835 - 274 pages
...teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. ^Iratl not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...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... | |
| 1835 - 430 pages
...talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are tobe 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. Some books... | |
| David Hoffman - Law - 1836 - 468 pages
...body; for, as lord Bacon quaintly observes, '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 part, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence, and... | |
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