 | 1840 - 416 pages
...care. Lord Bacon says, 'some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, bat not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.' Ño rule is... | |
 | WILLIAM SMYTH - 1841 - 480 pages
...therefore read superficially. Some books (says my Lord Bacon), are to be tasted, some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. The same may be pretty generally said of the different portions of the same work. Much care and circumspection... | |
 | 1842 - 570 pages
...care. Lord Bacon says, 'some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.' No rule is deeper laid in common sense than this. Whoever has run over, with an attentive eye, and... | |
 | J. Fletcher - 1843 - 472 pages
...books," says Lord Bacon, " 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...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention." The present volume is one which may justly be said to belong to the first two classes of books. It... | |
 | 1854 - 886 pages
...few to be chews' and digested ; that is, some books aru to be read only in parts ; others to be ro»L but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. - Bacon's Essay " Of Studies." the complete subjugation of the most warlike nation of Europe : it is... | |
 | John Wilson - 1844 - 142 pages
...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 be read only...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts of them made by others; but that should be only... | |
 | 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.... | |
 | 1855 - 602 pages
...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 be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiousry ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books, also, may... | |
 | 1844 - 1128 pages
...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... | |
 | 1894 - 856 pages
...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... | |
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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. 
