 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 էջ
...arelikecommon diftilled Waters, flafliy things. Reading makcth a full man => Conference a ready man i and Writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man Write little, he had need have a great memory '•> if he Confer little, he had need have a prefent wit ••> and if he Read little,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 էջ
...diftilled waters, flamy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exaft man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a prefentwit; and if he read little, he had need... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 էջ
...like common distiJIecl wafers , flashy things. Reading makelh a full man ; conference a ready man j and writing an exact man. And therefore , if a man write little , he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little , he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 էջ
...arguments, and the meane sort of bookes; else distilled bookes, are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready...an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, hee had need have a great memory; if hee conferre little, hee had need have a present wit; and if he... | |
 | William Enfield - 1805 - 456 էջ
...waters, flafhy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exaft roan. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a prefent wit; and if he read link, he had need... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 էջ
...distilled books are, 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 little, he had need of a great memory, if he confer little, he had need of a present wit, and if he read little, he had... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 էջ
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Heading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, be had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 էջ
...arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready...therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory: if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 էջ
...to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. IBID. READING maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man; and therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a pleasant wit; and if he read little, he had need... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 էջ
...arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else, distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready...therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need... | |
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things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. — BACON. 
