 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 - Page 85by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
 | L. Piccoli Calvi - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2003 - 290 pages
...prefissi e suffissi, che si possono dividere:fishing-rod, un-necessary, hope-ful. Dictation OF STUDIES 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... | |
 | 许建平 - Chinese language - 2003 - 358 pages
...observation. Read not to contradict and con fute ; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talks and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books...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... | |
 | S. P. Koppikar - Homeopathy - 2003 - 405 pages
...says: Read neither to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books...that is, some books are to be read only in parts; the others to be read, but not curiously (carefully); and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence... | |
 | 2003 - 503 pages
...Put the following passage into Chinese. Some books are to be tasted , others to be swallowed , 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... | |
 | Andrew Dillon - Technology & Engineering - 2004 - 224 pages
...the reading process at an appropriate level Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, 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. Sir Francis Bacon, 1621 Introduction Taken in isolation,... | |
 | Richard C. Smith - English language - 2005 - 395 pages
...about reading in his essay "Of Studies". "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested, that is, some...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... | |
 | Denise Gigante - Literary Criticism - 2008 - 272 pages
...to be Swallowed, and Some Few to be Chewed and Digested: That is, some Bookes are to be read onely in Parts; Others to be read but not Curiously; And some Few to be read wholly, and with Diligence and Attention."8 The eighteenth-century editorial fashion for collecting... | |
 | Diane Ravitch - Literary Collections - 2006 - 486 pages
...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... | |
 | Chinese language - 2006 - 511 pages
...teach not their own use; but that there is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe...be read only in parts; others to be read, but not 且4 新编实用英汉翻译实例评析 curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence... | |
 | Rong Fan - Education - 2006 - 168 pages
...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...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and 161 digested; that is, some books are to be read only... | |
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