 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
 | 1855
...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...affections more in his power. The fear of every man who heard him was lest he should make an end." In politics, however, he made a perilous attempt to... | |
 | 1872
...idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His bearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss....their affections more in his power. The fear of every тал that heard him was lett He thovld made an end." Clarendon's pages teem with proof that the period... | |
 | 1849
...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...angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their afl'ections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end."f... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - 1845 - 68 pagina’s
...says he, " in my tune 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." and dependants, which opened... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1845
...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... | |
 | Andrew AMOS (Professor of Laws, Cambridge.) - 1846 - 551 pagina’s
...censorious. No man ever spoke more greatly, more precisely, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, or less idleness in what he uttered. No member of his...aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spake ; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846
...suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No memher of his speech hut consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside...he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at hi( devotion.' No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him... | |
 | Andrew Amos - 1846 - 551 pagina’s
...more precisely, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, or less idleness in what he uttered. Xo member of his speech but consisted of its own graces...aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spake; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 758 pagina’s
...No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look uside Rieir affections more in his power. The fear of every man that henrd him was lest he should make an... | |
 | William Newland Welsby - 1846 - 565 pagina’s
...Jonson upon Bacon was applied to him — that "he commanded when he spoke, and had his judges angry or 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." " The Lord Chancellor... | |
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