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" 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... "
Half-hours with the best authors, selected by C. Knight - Page 98
by Half hours - 1856
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The essays, or Counsels, civil & moral, with a table of the colours of good ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...look afide from him without lofs. He commanded where he fpoke i and had his Judges angry and pleafed at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The ftar of every.man that heard him, was,left he fhould make an end. And. afterwards, Lord Eger/on, the...
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Sir Philip Sydney's Defense of Poetry: And Observations on Poetry and ...

Sir Philip Sidney - 1787 - 158 pages
...TT hiii^,without jofs. He commanded. where he fpcke ; and had his judges a'/igry and pkafed at lib devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man th'at heard him, was, left" lw ITiouTd make au'1 jcero is faid to be the only wk, that the people of P;ome had equalled to...
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A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland ..., Volume 2

Horace Walpole - 1806 - 426 pages
...utter'd. His hearers could not cough, or looke aside from him, without losse. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his...no man had their affections more in his power. The feare of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end 8 ." This character is from Ben Jonson's...
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A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland ..., Volume 2

Horace Walpole - 1806 - 478 pages
...not cough, or looke aside from him, without losse. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judge* angry and pleased at his devotion : no man had their affections more in his power. The feare of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end8." This character is from Ben Jonson's...
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A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland ..., Volume 2

Horace Walpole - 1806 - 430 pages
...judges angry and pleased at his devotion : no man had their affections more in his power. The feare of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end8." This character is from Ben Jonson's Discoveries. Lord Bacon's domestic habits and method of...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 7, Part 1

John Britton - 1808 - 882 pages
...uttered. His bearers could not cough, or looke aside from him without losse. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his...no man had their affections more in his power. The feare of every man that hearde him was, lest he should make an end." Another very fine portrait of...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 7

John Britton - 1808 - 896 pages
...hearers could not rough, or looke aside from him without losse. He commanded where he spoke, and Lad his judges angry and pleased at his devotion : no man had their affections more in his power. The fearc of every man that hcarde him was, lest he should make an-- end." Another very fine portrait of...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir Philip Sidney

Thomas Zouch - 1809 - 414 pages
...cough or look aside " froin him without loss. He commanded where he spoke : and had his"judges angry or pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections...that heard him was lest he " should make an end." See Ben Jensen's Discoveries. The author of this book is to be distinguished from Sir Thomas Pope Blount,...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir Philip Sidney

Thomas Zouch - 1809 - 424 pages
...cough or look aside " from him withost loss. He commanded where he spoke : and had his "judges angry or pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections...fear of every man that heard him was lest he " should mafce an ead.'r See Sen Jcwotfs Discoveries* The author of this book is to be distinguished from Sir...
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The Works of Ben Jonson...: With Notes Critical and Explanatory ..., Volume 9

Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 pages
...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...man that heard him was, lest he should make an end. Scriptorum Catalogus* — Cicero is said to be the only wit that the people of Rome had equalled to...
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