 | Pliny (the Younger.) - 1807 - 424 pages
...made extracts and observations ; as indeed this was his constant method whatever book he read ; for it was a maxim of his, that " no book was so bad, but something might be learnt from it." When this was over, he generally went into the cold bath, and as... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 540 pages
...which he made extracts and observations. This was his constant method, whatever book he read : for it was a maxim of his, that " no book was so bad, but something might be learned from it." When this was over, he generally went into the cold-bath, after... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pages
...made extracts and observations ; as indeed this was his constant method whatever book he read : for it was a maxim of his, that " no book was so bad, but something might be learned from it." When this was over, he generally went into the cold bath, and... | |
 | John Aikin - 1813 - 720 pages
...was read to him from which he took notes ; for he never perused any work without making extracts, as it was a maxim of his, « that no book was so bad as not to afford something valuable." He then bathed, slumbered a little, and rising fresh, as if to... | |
 | Picture gallery - 1824 - 234 pages
...made extracts and observations ; as, indeed, this was his constant method, whatever book he read; for it was a maxim of his, ' that no book was so bad but that something might be learned from it." " ' When this was over, he generally went into the cold bath... | |
 | 1840 - 530 pages
...from which he made extracts and observations. This was his constant method, whatever book he read; for it was a maxim of his, that' no book was so bad but something might be learned from it.' When this wa» over, he generally went into the cold bath, after... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1848 - 572 pages
...made extracts and observations. This was hi« constant method, whatever PL A PLI book he read ; for it was a maxim of his, that no book was so bad but something might be learned from it. When this was over, he generally went into the cold bath, after... | |
 | William Jardine, P. J. Selby - 1850 - 370 pages
...made extracts and observations ; as indeed this was his constant method, whatever book he read, for it was a maxim of his, ' that no book was so bad, but something might be learned from it.' When this was over, he generally went into the cold bath, and... | |
 | 1840 - 524 pages
...which he made extracts and observations. This was his constant method, whatever book he read ; for it was a maxim of his, that ' no book was so bad but something might be learned from it.' When this was over, he generally went into the cold bath, after... | |
 | 1861 - 606 pages
...made extracts and observations ; as indeed this was his constant method, whatever book he read ; for it was a maxim of his, that ' no book was so bad but something might be learnt from it' When this was over, he generally went into the cold bath ; and,... | |
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... this was his constant method, whatever book he read, for it was a maxim of his, ' that no book was so bad, but something might be learned from it. 
