 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
 | Thomas Martin - 1835 - 367 pagina’s
...Jonson, f ' one noble speaker, who was full * Bacon's Works, vol. I2, p. 28. -f ' O rare Ben Jonson ! ' of gravity in his speaking: his language, where he...or look aside from him without loss : he commanded when he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more... | |
 | Englishmen - 1835
...to him the compliment passed by Ben Jonson on Lord Verulam : — " He commanded when he spoke ; he had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power ; and the fear of every man that heard him was lest he should come to an end.1' In general politics,... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1837 - 356 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...his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lesthe should make an end." As a Patron, he considered preferment a sacred trust, to preserve and promote... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1837 - 356 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...without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had 221 his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The... | |
 | 1837
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 | 1837
...fered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No mem'ber of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers 'could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He com' manded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at 'his devotion. No man had their... | |
 | 1838
...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...their affections more in his power. The fear of every mar» that heard him was lest lie should make an end." From the mention which is made of judges, it... | |
 | 1841
...could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more precisely, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke ; and his judges were pleased or angry at his devotion. No man had their affections more... | |
 | 1841
...could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more precisely, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke; and his judges were pleased or angry at his devotion. No man had their affections more... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841
...idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearcrscould not cough, or look aside from him without loss. He...angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their aifections more in hie power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end.... | |
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