 | Sir Philip Sidney - 1787 - 158 pagina’s
...imitated alone : for no imitator, evergrew up to his author; likenefs is always orT*truTfille.truth. Yet there happened in my time one noble Speaker, who was full of gravity in his fpeaking. His language (where he could fpare, or pafs by a jeft) was nobly cenfoiious. No man ever... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 pagina’s
...by, if the persons be choseu. Dominus Vendamius. — One, though he be excellent, and the chief, is not to be imitated alone: for no imitator ever grew...up to his author ; likeness is always on this side truth. Yet there happened in my time one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1823 - 436 pagina’s
...with, the more we profit by, if they be well chosen. 3. One though he be excellent, and the chief, is not to be imitated alone; for no imitator ever grew...truth. Yet there happened in my time, one noble speaker (Lord Chancellor Bacon) who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language (where he could spare... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1827 - 526 pagina’s
...Ben Jonson in his Discoveries says, Dominus Verulamius. One though he be excellent, and the chief, is not to be imitated alone ; for no imitator ever grew...this side of truth ; yet there happened in my time onu noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language (where he could spare or pass... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pagina’s
...powerful advocate, according to his friend, Ben Jonson, who thus speaks of his parliamentary eloquence : " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speaking : his language, where he could spare or pass by a jest was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 558 pagina’s
...Ben Jonson in his Discoveries says, Dominus Verulamius. One though he be excellent, and the chief, is not to be imitated alone ; for no imitator ever grew...speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language (where he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pagina’s
...his mind, Jonson was peculiarly qualified to form a competent judgment. " There happened," says he, " in my time, one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 510 pagina’s
...his mind, Jonson was peculiarly qualified to form a competent judgment. " There happened," says he, " in my time, one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pagina’s
...his mind, Jonson was peculiarly qualified to form a competent judgment. " There happened," says he, " in my time, one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 pagina’s
...mind. As a specimen of oratory, let us take the oratory of Lord Bacon, as described by Ben Jonson : " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more mightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,... | |
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Yet there happened in my time one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language (where he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness,... 
