 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 - 1883 - 134 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1837 - 608 pages
...jest, was nobly censorious. No man 'ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suf' fered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered....not cough or look aside from him without loss. He com' manded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at 'his devotion. No man had their... | |
 | 1838 - 870 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more prcssly, 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.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 516 pages
...speaking. His language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...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.... | |
 | 1841 - 608 pages
...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 his judges were pleased or angry at his devotion. No man had their affections more... | |
 | 1841 - 632 pages
...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 his judges were pleased or angry at his devotion. No man had their affections more... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 624 pages
...idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearcrscould 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 aifections more in hie power.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 520 pages
...speaking. His language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...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.... | |
 | 1849 - 600 pages
...speaking. His language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious (censor-like) ; no man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more...from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their afl'ections more in his power.... | |
 | 1855 - 602 pages
...censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, leas idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech,...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 - 1844 - 610 pages
...censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prcssly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, leas Idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech...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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