| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 580 Seiten
...important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full 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... | |
| 1852 - 780 Seiten
...others to be swallowed, and some few to bt chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a entirely excluded from the secrets of the inner council...were awaiting in anxiety and dread for what those confer little, have a present wit ; and if he read little, have much cunning to seem to know On: he... | |
| Hubert Ashton Holden - 1852 - 380 Seiten
...the less important arguments and the meaner sort of books. Reading maketh 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 confer little, he had need have a present wit : and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 588 Seiten
...like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, arid 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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1852 - 394 Seiten
...diftilled Waters, flafhy Things. Reading maketh a full Man ; Conference a ready Man ; and Writing an exa£t 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, he had need have much Cunning,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 Seiten
...important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full 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 hare much cunning,... | |
| Richard Hiley - 1853 - 310 Seiten
...important argu.nents, and the meaner sort of hooks; else distilled hooks are. like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full 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 ueed have much cunning,... | |
| Henry Stevens (Jr.) - 1853 - 136 Seiten
...important arguments, and the meaner sort of hooks; else distilled hooks are, like common distilled waters, flashy things : Reading maketh a full man...exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write little, be had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read... | |
| Henry Stevens (Jr.) - 1853 - 136 Seiten
...dislilled hooks are, like common distilled waters, flashy things : Reading maketh a fnll man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...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 hare mnch cnnning,... | |
| C. Gough - 1853 - 414 Seiten
...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,...write little, he 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... | |
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