 No man ever spake 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...  The Warner Library - Page 1165edited by - 1917Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 528 pages
...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, less idleness...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 558 pages
...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, less idleness...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 510 pages
...noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pages
...noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pages
...noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, 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 not cough, or look aside from him without... | |
 | Samuel Felton - 1830 - 270 pages
...nature, than was common to the seafaring adventurers of that period. And posterity trious author: — " No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces....or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion: no man had their affections more... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 pages
...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...uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him without loss. He commanded when... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 pages
...GottholdLessing, 1729, Kametz. G. Lord Byron, 1788, London'! There happened in my time one noble speaker. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces....or look aside from him, without loss. He commanded where he spoke ; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...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, less idleness...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 376 pages
...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, less idleness,...uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where... | |
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