 | Reuben Percy - 1823 - 432 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...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
...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 (a) See note DD at the end. (6) See note EE at the end.... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pagina’s
...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...had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard him was, that he should make an end." No finer deseription of the... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 510 pagina’s
...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...had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard him was, that he should make an end." No finer description of the... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 522 pagina’s
...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...had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard him was, that he should make an end." No finer deseription of the... | |
 | Edmund Calamy - 1829
...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... | |
 | 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...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke, and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard... | |
 | 1833 - 600 pagina’s
...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 principle, he was... | |
 | Thomas Martin - 1835 - 392 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... | |
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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,... 
