| 1818 - 506 oldal
...contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man : and therefore, if a man write little, he bad need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 oldal
...made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sprt of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled...a great memory : if he confer little, he had need hai ea present wit : and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 oldal
...attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that should only be in the less important arguments, and the meaner...like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading makes a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 oldal
...attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that should only be in the less important arguments, and the meaner...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flrishy things. Reading makes a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore,... | |
| 1821 - 416 oldal
...Some books also may he read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Heading makcth a full man ; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man; and, therefore, if a... | |
| Richard Harrison Black - 1822 - 376 oldal
...in vice, or leagues of pleasure." Addison. Confer. See CUM. " Reading makes a full man, ctmference a ready man, and writing an exact man; and therefore,...present wit, and if he read little he had need have mnch cuuning, to seem to have that which he hath not." Bacon. Confess. See CUM. To acknowledge a crime;... | |
| William Enfield - 1823 - 412 oldal
...made of them by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sorts of books ; else distilled books are like common distilled...if he confer little, he had need have a present wit -r and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. BACON. CHAP.... | |
| Richard Harrison Black - 1825 - 372 oldal
...Coronation, of a king, confers no royal authority upon him." " Reading makes a full man, conferenve a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and therefore,...read little he had need have much cunning, to seem to have that which he hath not." Bar-on. which a penitent makes of his sins to God : in a more restricted... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 oldal
...Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort...man ; and, therefore, if a man write little, he had iieed have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little,... | |
| George Walker - 1825 - 668 oldal
...Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort...books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Heading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore if a man... | |
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