 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 804 pages
...best in a body that is comely, and that hath rather dignity of presence than beauty of aspect. Bacon. If a man write little, he had need have a great memory...if he read little, he had need have much cunning. Id. He was appointed admiral, and presented battle to the French navy, which they refused. Haytcard.... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 828 pages
...matters, if I have often conference with your servant. Sidney. Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and therefore,...write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he amfer little, he had need have a present wit ; and, if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... | |
 | 1832 - 670 pages
...made of them by others; but that would only be in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books are, like common distilled...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise : poets, witty : the mathematics, subtle : natural philosophy, deep: mornl,... | |
 | John J. Harrod - 1832 - 338 pages
...the meaner sort of books; else 'distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. 130 and writing an exact man; and, therefore, if a man...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. LORD BACON. LESSON LXVIII. Speech of Logan. 1. In the spring of the year 1774, a robbery and murder... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 pages
...made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books are, like common distilled...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematics subtile ; natural philosophy deep ; moral,... | |
 | Time - 1835 - 274 pages
...made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else, distilled books are like common distilled...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics, subtle ; natural philosophy, deep ; moral,... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books are, like common distilled...exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write little, he need have great memory : if he conter little, he had need have a present wit : and if he read little,... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...; but that would be only the lees important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else disiilled / thereforp, if a man write little, he need have great memory : il he confer little, he had need have... | |
 | 1837 - 608 pages
...others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore...had need have a great memory; if he confer little, have a present wit; and if he read little, have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories... | |
 | 1837 - 398 pages
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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 present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... 
