 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 - 1850 - 610 pages
...censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, leas idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech...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 - 504 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke 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... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 510 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more presslv, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...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... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not congh or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...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 when... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 660 pages
...noble speaker, who was lull 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...language, where he could pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestly, 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 without loss. He commanded where he spoke,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1855 - 718 pages
...could spare or ptv-s by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestí у, 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 or pleased at his devotion. The fear of every one that heard... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pages
...lie 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... | |
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