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...distilled books are like common distilled waters, ilashy 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 1 This Essay, first printed in 1597, was enlarged in 1612, and again in 1625. need have a present...

...some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. Reading makcth 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...

...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 1 This Essay, first printed in 1597, was enlarged in 1612, and again in 1626. need have a present...

...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...

...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...

...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy1 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...

...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...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 seem to know...