 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,...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Sida 3631837Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 sidor
...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,...little, he had need have a great memory ; if he Confer lirtle, he had need have a prefent wit ; and if he Read lirtle, he had need have much cunning to fcem... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 sidor
...diftilled waters, flamy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exaft man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a prefentwit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to feem to know... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 sidor
...books are like common distiJlecl waters , flashy tilings. Reading makelh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore...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 seem to... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 sidor
...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...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 seem to... | |
 | William Enfield - 1805 - 456 sidor
...waters, flafhy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exaft roan. 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 link, he had need have much cunning to feem to know... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 sidor
...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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 sidor
...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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 sidor
...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 ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; $n£.if he read little, he had need have muqh. cunning to .see 19 to... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 sidor
...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, he had... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 sidor
...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,...had need have a great memory; if he confer little, be had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem to know... | |
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