 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...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 and..., some books are to be read only in parts ; others io be read , but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...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 and...and consider^,, Some books are to be tasted , others to be swallowed, and some few tobe chewed and digested? that is , some books are to be read only in... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...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...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 read by... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...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....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 read by deputy,... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...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 and...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 be read by... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...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 and...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 read by deputy,... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...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...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 pages
...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 and...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 read by... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...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 and...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 read by... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...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 and...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 read by... | |
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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 to... 
