 | Richard Harrison Black - 1822 - 376 sidor
...in vice, or leagues of pleasure." Addison. Confer. See CUM. " Reading makes a full man, ctmference 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 mnch cuuning, to seem to have... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 sidor
...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,...had need: have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit -r and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to... | |
 | Richard Harrison Black - 1825 - 372 sidor
...Coronation, of a king, confers no royal authority upon him." " Reading makes a full man, conferenve 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 have... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 sidor
...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,...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 know... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 sidor
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Heading maketh 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 know... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 sidor
...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,...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 know... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 sidor
...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 iieed have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 sidor
...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,...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 know... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 sidor
...books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Heading makfeth 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 know... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 sidor
...almost lost their force of writing. — Shaftesbury. CCLXXXIII. Reading maketh 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 know... | |
| |
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,... 
