 Yet there happened in my time one noble 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, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness,...  The Port folio, by Oliver Oldschool - Page 59Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 612 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, should uppear, that at this time men of Normandy,...Guienne, Anjou, and Britain, were inheritable within this hie own graces. Ills hearerscould not cough, or look aside from him without lose, lie commanded where... | |
 | 1841 - 632 pages
...could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more precisely, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...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... | |
 | Jean Siffrein Maury - 1842 - 320 pages
...means Bacon), who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of its own graces. His hearers couldnot cough or look aside from Mm without loss. He commanded where he... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 520 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...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... | |
 | 1849 - 600 pages
...or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious (censor-like) ; no man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their afl'ections more in his power. The fear of every man... | |
 | 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,...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 who... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | 1872 - 862 pages
...censorious. No man ever spuke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, lees 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1844 - 610 pages
...censorioue. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, lets idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. Ilia hearerscould not cough, or look aside from him without loss. lie commanded where he spoke ; and... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1845 - 672 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...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 who... | |
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