 | 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 - 398 pages
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 | 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 if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, have a present wit; and if he read little, have... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - English language - 1839 - 482 pages
...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...like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading makelh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man ; and therefore if a man write... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...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 of...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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1840 - 512 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 if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, have a present wit ; and if he read little, have... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1843 - 520 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 if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, have a present wit ; and if he read little, have... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in zodiac, hung the sword, Satan's dire dread, and in his hand the spear. Adam bow'd low had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he hod need have a present wit ; and if he read... | |
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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... 
