| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...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'...waters , flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; eonference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore , if a man write little , he had... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...would be, onely in the lesse important 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 man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, hee had need have a great... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...would be, onely in the lesse important 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 man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, hee had need have a great... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...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 are...flashy things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therfore if a man write little, he had need have a great memory... | |
| Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...deputy, and extracts 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 waters, flashy things. Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and therefore if a man write little,... | |
| Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...deputy, and extracts made of them by others; butthat should be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else 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... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...deputy, and extracts 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,...flashy 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 great... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...deputy, and extracts 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,...flashy 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 great... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...deputy, and extracts 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...flashy 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 great... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...and extracts 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...flashy 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 great... | |
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