 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 - 1857 - 846 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...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke, and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion."* A grave biographical question,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 880 pages
...idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His bearers 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 • And as he was a good servant to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 882 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,...aside from him, without loss. He commanded where he sjioke , and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had And as he was a good servant... | |
 | Abraham Hayward - 1874 - 434 pages
...speaking. His language, when 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.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, lese of James. The principles of the Revolution have often...present year. There is a certain class of men, who, whil and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had fheir affections more in his power.... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1859 - 1030 pages
...emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speoch but consisted of bis own ••.r:nv>. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had bin judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1008 pages
...speaking. Ilia \anguage, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was ttobly 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.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 512 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.... | |
 | Arthur Lloyd Windsor - 1860 - 428 pages
...pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. _ 1 1238, 24—2 No member of his speech, but consisted of his own...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1861 - 562 pages
...again. Now I full of gravity in hU 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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