 | 1838 - 870 pagina’s
...judge, has described his eloquence in words, which, though often quoted, will bear to be quoted again. " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was...pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more prcssly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pagina’s
...author. " There happened in my time," says the learned poet, " one noble speaker, the Lord Verulam, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, where he could pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestly, more weightily,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 512 pagina’s
...judge, has described his eloquence in words, which, though often quoted, will bear to be quoted again. ' There happened in my time one noble speaker who was...pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 624 pagina’s
...alone ; for no imitator ever grew up to hie author : likeness \s nlways on this side of truth ; yet there happened In my time one noble speaker, who was...his speaking. His language (where he could spare or pats by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily,... | |
 | 1841 - 632 pagina’s
...given so true a picture of the very highest order of oratory, that we will present it in his own words. "There happened in my time one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, when he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more precisely,... | |
 | 1841 - 608 pagina’s
...given so true a picture of the very highest order of oratory, that we will present it in his own words. "There happened in my time one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, when he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more precisely,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 612 pagina’s
...alone ; for no imitator ever grew up to Ыа author : likenesi is always on this side of truth ; yet there happened in my time one noble speaker} who was full of gravity in hid speaking. His language (where he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 520 pagina’s
...has described Bacon's eloquence in words, which, though often quoted, will bear to be quoted again. " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was...pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what... | |
 | 1849 - 600 pagina’s
...had often listened to him with delight, and who was highly qualified to judge of his pretensions. " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was...could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious (censor-like) ; no man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness,... | |
 | 1855 - 602 pagina’s
...soon became distinguished as an orator and debater. " There happened in my time," says Ben Jonson, " one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speaking....pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, leas idleness, in what... | |
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No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or 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 from him without loss. He commanded... 
