Does anyone have a summarized version of francis bacon's "Of Studies"?

Answer 1

"Of Studies" is one of Francis Bacon's essays. It isn't very long and I doubt that someone could summarize it in a much shorter form. Here's a good quote from the essay: "Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation."
Bacon's point is that studies do nothing in and of themselves but they can lead one astray. Studies are the embellishment, as it were, on the subject matter or nature.
As he begins the essay he says, "Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability." Delight is studies turned inward, ornament is using studies to only appear wise, and ability is putting things to a practical use.
The most popular Bacon quote from this essay is the following:"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." It's credible advice from a man who was truly knowledeable in many different areas.
Bacon was fond of these little trilogies and he makes great use of them over and over. They serve to show the three choices we are often given; I am sure that you can figure that part out.
Is this a homework assignment? The essay isn't all that long and I encourage you to spend some time reading it. The language looks funny, but you should be able to figure out most of it. It's excellent advivce on how to go about studying almost anything, especially what he says about perusing books.

Answer 2

http://www.bookrags.com/biography/francis-bacon/

Hope this helps!