 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, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 455 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 judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man bad their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850
...spake more neatly , more pressly, more weightily, or sulTered less emptiness, less idleness in what ho uttered : no member of his speech but consisted of...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 alTections more... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1850 - 589 pagina’s
...suffered less emptiness, leas idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him without loss. II« commanded where he spoke ; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851
...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...affections more in his power. The fear of every man who heard him was lest he should make an end."^ So intoxicated was Bacon with the success of his first... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851
...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...affections more in his power. The fear of every man who heard him was lest he should make an end."* So intoxicated was Bacon with the success of his first... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852
...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...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... | |
 | 1852
...what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not congh or look aside from him without loss. He commanded...judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had flieir aflections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 744 pagina’s
...his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look uside from him without loss. He commanded «-here he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had fneir affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1853
...he would spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more preisly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...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... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853
...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.'' In general politics,... | |
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