 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
 | George Henry Lewes - 1851 - 248 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pyessly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke, and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion."* Of his political bearing Mr.... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not congh le and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had flieir aflections more in his power.... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 660 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 where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard him was, that... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1855 - 588 pages
...language, 1865.J [Feb. 'where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No mim 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.... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pages
...speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language (where lie 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.... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 358 pages
...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,...look aside from him, without loss. He commanded where ho spoke ; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 704 pages
...jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestly , more weightily, or sutfcred less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered....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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 pages
...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.... | |
 | John Campbell (1st baron.) - 1857 - 426 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.... | |
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