 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pągines
...Booly are like common d Milled Waters, flafliy 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 memory ; if he Confer lirtle, he had need have a prefent wit ; and if he Read... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pągines
...books are like common distiJlecl waters , flashy tilings. Reading makelh 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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pągines
...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 need have a great memory ; if he confer little , he had need have a present wit ; and if he... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pągines
...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 memory ; if hee conferre little, hee had need have a present wit ; and if he reade... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pągines
...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 memory ; if hee conferre little, hee had need have a present wit ; and if he reade... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pągines
...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, he had need of a great memory, if he confer little, he had need of a present wit, and if he read little,... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pągines
...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 write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, be had need have a present wit ; and if he read... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pągines
...to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. IBID. READING raaketh 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 pleasant wit ; and if he... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pągines
...distilled books 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, he had need have a great memory: if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pągines
...distilled books 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, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and, if he... | |
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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 to... 
