...THE CHOICE OF BOOKS. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be - *td and digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be '< but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and •blion. Some books...

...use : that is a wisdom without them, and won by observation. Read not to contradict, nor to believe, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted ; others to be swallowed, — and some few to be chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference...

...use : that is a wisdom without them, and won hy observation. Read not to contradict, nor to believe, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted ; others to be swallowed, — and some few to be chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference...

...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...

...experience. 6. Read not to contradict and refute, or to believe and take for 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 to be read wholly, and with...

...use them ; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, and won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute;...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...

...much out of his reputation. . . . The Fiftieth is entitled " Of Studies ;" here is part of it :— Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe...be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention Reading maketh a full...

...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...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready...

...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...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...

...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 read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.' This must be understood,...