 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,...  The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England - Pagina 3door Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680
...look afide from him without lofs. He commanded where he fpoke i and had his Judges angry and pleafed at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The ftar of every.man that heard him, was,left he fhould make an end. And. afterwards, Lord Eger/on, the... | |
 | Sir Philip Sidney - 1787 - 144 pagina’s
...TT hiii^,without jofs. He commanded. where he fpcke ; and had his judges a'/igry and pkafed at lib devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man th'at heard him, was, left" lw ITiouTd make au'1 jcero is faid to be the only wk, that the people of P;ome had equalled to... | |
 | 700 pagina’s
...suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside...commanded where he spoke; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. The fear of every one that heard him was, lest he should make an end."... | |
 | 1801 - 674 pagina’s
...suffered less emptiness. less idleness in what he uttered. No mem* her of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside...commanded where he spoke; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. The fear of every one that heard him was, lest he should make an end."... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806
...lesse idleness in what he uttcr'd. His hearers could not cough, or looke aside from him, without losse. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry...no man had their affections more in his power. The feare of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end8." This character is from Ben Jonson's... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806
...not cough, or looke aside from him, without losse. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judge* angry and pleased at his devotion : no man had their affections more in his power. The feare of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end8." This character is from Ben Jonson's... | |
 | John Britton - 1808
...Icsse idelness, in what he uttered. His bearers could not cough, or looke aside from him without losse. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry...no man had their affections more in his power. The feare of every man that hearde him was, lest he should make an end." Another very fine portrait of... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1808
...hearers could not rough, or looke aside from him without losse. He commanded where he spoke, and Lad his judges angry and pleased at his devotion : no man had their affections more in his power. The fearc of every man that hcarde him was, lest he should make an-- end." Another very fine portrait of... | |
 | Thomas Zouch - 1809 - 400 pagina’s
...cough or look aside " from him withost loss. He commanded where he spoke : and had his "judges angry or pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections...fear of every man that heard him was lest he " should mafce an ead.'r See Sen Jcwotfs Discoveries* The author of this book is to be distinguished from Sir... | |
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