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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. "
The National Fifth Reader: Containing a Complete and Practical Treatise on ... - Page 206
by Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1871 - 581 pages
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The essays, or Counsels, civil & moral, with a table of the colours of good ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...not curioufly i and fome few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some Eookf alfomay be read by Deputy, and Extracts made of them by others: But that would be only in the lefs important Arguments, and the meaner fort of Boe/y-, elfe diftilled Booly are like common dilHlled...
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The Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St ...

Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - 1733 - 658 pages
...tho curforily •, and fome few to be read and ftudied, with Diligence and Attention. Some Books alfo may be read by Deputy ; and Extracts made of them by others : but this fhould be done only in the lefs important Subjects, and the meaner fort of Books : Otherwife,...
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The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...; that is, fome books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read but not curioufly ; and fome few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books alfo may be read by deputy, and extrafts made of them by others ; but that fiiould be only in the lefs...
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The English instructor; or, Useful and entertaining passages in prose ...

English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...some few to be chewed and digested ; that is , some books are to be read only in parts ; others io be read , but not curiously ; and some few to be read...deputy , and extracts made of them by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments , and the meaner sort of books ; elss distilled books...
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The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...some few tobe 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...deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that should be only in the less important arguments , and the meaner sorts of books ; else distilled books...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of ..., Volume 3

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...some few to be chewed and digested : that is, some bookes 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. Some bookes also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others : but that would be, onely in...
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Essays Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pages
...some few to be chewed and digested : that is, some bookes 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. Some bookes also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others : but that would be, onely in...
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The Speaker; Or Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...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...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments^ and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books...
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A Manual of Essays: Selected from Various Authors

Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...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,...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...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal

1810 - 576 pages
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