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
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - 752 pages
...speaking. His language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke ulteney not to and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had Jieir affections more in his power.... | |
| George Lewis Prentiss - 1861 - 398 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." The main topic of his address at this time was the SubTreasury scheme, to whose recent defeat his own... | |
| 1862 - 490 pages
...happened in my time," writes Ben Jonson, " one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. 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 affections more in his power.... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 728 pages
...or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious [censorlike]. No man ever spake 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.... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 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.... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1864 - 556 pages
...again. Now I 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.... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 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.... | |
| Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 734 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.... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 758 pages
...weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered./' No member of his speech bn* consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not...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.... | |
| William Cabell Rives - 1866 - 716 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 the fear of every man that heard him was that he should make an end." To this attractive portrait... | |
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