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This essay deals with some of the uses of study, and offers some ideas relating to this theme. The uses of studies are classified by Bacon under three heads-the use of studies for delight the use of studies for ornament and the use of studies for Bacon also gives us some excellent advice as to why and how one should read. Furthermore, he tells us that different studies have different effects on the human mind. Various mental defects or shortcomings says Bacon, can be remedied by various kinds of studies. The need of experience to supplement and perfect studies has duly been emphasised in the essay. would not be satisfied with mere bookish knowledge. The wisdom won by experience is as necessary as the wisdom gained from books.
But it is not ihe ideas that are so important in this essay. This essay is a wonderful illustration of that condensed style of which We find Bacon dispraying mis talent for using master. acon was the maximum economy of words in order to express his ideas. This essay is a materpiece of Drevity and terseness. Some of the sentences read like proverbs. Here are a few examples of Bacon's epigrammatic and aphoristic style
(1)"Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability
(2) "Crafty men condemn studies simple men admire them and wise men use them." Comments This essay deals with some of the uses of study, and offers some ideas relating to this theme. The uses of studies are classified by Bacon under three heads-the use of studies for delight the use of studies for ornament and the use of studies for Bacon also gives us some excellent advice as to why and how one should read. Furthermore, he tells us that different studies have different effects on the human mind. Various mental defects or shortcomings says Bacon, can be remedied by various kinds of studies. The need of experience to supplement and perfect studies has duly been emphasised in the essay. would not be satisfied with mere bookish knowledge. The wisdom won by experience is as necessary as the wisdom gained from books
But it is not ihe ideas that are so important in this essay. This essay is a wonderful illustration of that condensed style of which We find Bacon dispraying mis talent for using master. acon was the maximum economy of words in order to express his ideas. This essay is a materpiece of Drevity and terseness. Some of the sentences read like proverbs. Here are a few examples of Bacon's epigrammatic and aphoristic style
(1) "Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability
(2) "Crafty men condemn studies simple men admire them and wise men use them."
(3) "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested."
(4) "Reading maketh a full man conference of ready man and writing an exact man."
Here is a sound precept in the same terse style "Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider.