 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...  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - עמוד 85מאת George Lillie Craik - 1846תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | James Beattie - 1807 - 444 דפים
...Latin, and English, that deserve to be studied in this accurate manner. For, as Bacon well observes, * some books are to be read only in parts ; others '...be read, but not curiously ; and some few to * be read wholly, with diligence and attention.' There is much good sense in the following aphorism of the... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 דפים
...discourse, but.to weigh and ,, consider. ' ; Some'.books are to'be tasted, others to be swal:iowed, and some few to be chewed and digested;; that is, some...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, and extracts... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 דפים
...contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigji and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others...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, and extracts... | |
 | James Beattie - 1809 - 406 דפים
...swallowed, and some " few to be chewed and digested?" that is, as the noble author explains it, " That some are to be " read only in parts; others to be read, but not " curiously; and some few to be read wholly " with deligence and attention?" a rule, which, if duly attended to, would greatly promote... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 דפים
...teach not what is their own use, but what is wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe...to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly ; and with r diligenc.e and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 דפים
...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...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, and extracts... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 דפים
...these again not only in his appetite and affection, but in his powers of wit and reason. LORD BACON. READ not to contradict and confute, nor to believe...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested : that is, some books are to be read only in parts,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 דפים
...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...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, and extracts... | |
 | David Hoffman - 1817 - 398 דפים
...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... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - 1817 - 256 דפים
...swallowed; and some few are to be chewed digested i 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 attention. 4. Some books also may be read by deputy, and eXtrtvcts... | |
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