| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pagina’s
...could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more expressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of the own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded, where... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pagina’s
...could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more expressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech bat consisted of the own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He... | |
| Reuben Percy - 1823 - 442 pagina’s
...language (where he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man more neatly, more priestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and made his judges angry and pleased, at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power.... | |
| Reuben Percy - 1823 - 432 pagina’s
...hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and made his judges angry and pleased, at his devotion. No man had their affections more in nis power. The fear of every man who heard him, was lest he should make an end. 4. Some controverters... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pagina’s
...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, less idleness...uttered: no member of his speech but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss : he commanded when... | |
| Edmund Calamy - 1829 - 588 pagina’s
...and came off with great honour. It might be said of him as Ben Jonson said of the Lord Verulam, that he commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry...devotion. No man had their affections more in his power ; and the fear of every man that heard him speak, was lest he should make an end.* the purity and elegancy... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 510 pagina’s
...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...uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pagina’s
...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...uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pagina’s
...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 in what he uttered. No member of his specch but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him without... | |
| Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 pagina’s
...who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more mightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what...uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him without loss. He commanded when... | |
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