| James Beattie - 1807 - 444 páginas
...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 ' to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to * be read wholly, with diligence and attention.' There is much good sense... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 páginas
...simple men admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not their own use, but- fbat is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. 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... | |
| Manual - 1809 - 288 páginas
...simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use, which is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to 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... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 páginas
...men admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not what is their own use, but what is wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation....be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly ; and with r diligenc.e and attention. Some books also may... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 páginas
...simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation....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 also may be... | |
| Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 páginas
...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 páginas
...simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them won by observation. Read...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 also may be... | |
| David Hoffman - 1817 - 398 páginas
...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... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 páginas
...simple men admire them, and wise men use them: for they teach not their own use, but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation....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 also may be... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 páginas
...simple men admire them, and wise men use them: for they teach not their own use, but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation....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 also may be... | |
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