 His hearers could not cough, 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 in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was, lest he should...  EMERSON AS A POET - Page 87by JOEL BENTON - 1883Full view - About this book
 | ...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...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 him was, lest... | |
 | 1813
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...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 him was, lest... | |
 | 1801
...prestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness. less idleness in what he uttered. No mem* her of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His...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 him was, lest... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816
...he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, morepressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...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 in his power.... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818
...suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of the own graces. His hearers could not cough 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 in his power.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 290 pages
...suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech bat consisted of the own graces. His hearers could not cough 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 in his power.... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1823 - 400 pages
...language (where he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man more neatly, more priestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...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 his power.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834
...suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he 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 he spoke, and had his judges angry and (a) See note DD at the end. (6) See note EE at the end.... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827
...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,...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 in his power.... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827
...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,...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 in his power.... | |
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