 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 parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.  Selections for Oral Reading - Page 21edited by - 1914 - 326 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American periodicals - 1894 - 856 pages
...upon stndies, puts the matter clearly: '•SomQ 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 parts, others to bo read but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention." It is... | |
 | Bible - 1844 - 132 pages
...meditation. Some books, says Lord Bacon, are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not with much curiosity, and some few to be read wholly, with diligence, attention and profound thought.... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...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...wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1845 - 252 pages
...granted, or to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be read only in part; others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. 7. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others: but that should be in... | |
 | Richard Hiley - English language - 1846 - 330 pages
...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...wholly and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 226 pages
...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 read wholly, and with diligence and attention Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore if a man... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 730 pages
...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 read, but not curiously ; and some few to be retd wholly, and with diligence and attention Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and... | |
 | 1846 - 534 pages
...them, and above them, won by observation. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested — that is, some...wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less... | |
 | Great Britain - 1846 - 502 pages
...map brought together into in small compass of "s-* more than such a mere imi Essay Bacon has said, chewed and digested : that is, some books are to be...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.' This must be understood, from the title and whole strain of the essay, to be addressed to students—... | |
 | Civilization - 1846 - 506 pages
...to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed No. 31. [KNIGHT'S PENNY MAGAZINE.] Q and digested : that is, some books are to be read...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.' This must be understood, from the title and whole strain of the essay, to be addressed to students—... | |
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