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... The Oxford Book of English Prose - Page 164by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - 1925 - 1092 pagesFull view - About this book
| Sir Philip Sidney - 1787 - 158 pages
...TT hiii^,without jofs. He commanded. where he fpcke ; and had his judges a'/igry and pkafed at lib devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man th'at heard him, was, left" lw ITiouTd make au'1 jcero is faid to be the only wk, that the people of P;ome had equalled to... | |
| 700 pages
...less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside...commanded where he spoke; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. The fear of every one that heard him was, lest he should make an end."... | |
| Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1801 - 674 pages
...less emptiness. less idleness in what he uttered. No mem* her of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside...commanded where he spoke; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. The fear of every one that heard him was, lest he should make an end."... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1806 - 430 pages
...lesse idleness in what he uttcr'd. His hearers could not cough, or looke aside from him, without losse. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry...no man had their affections more in his power. The feare of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end8." This character is from Ben Jonson's... | |
| John Britton - 1808 - 882 pages
...Icsse idelness, in what he uttered. His bearers could not cough, or looke aside from him without losse. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry...no man had their affections more in his power. The feare of every man that hearde him was, lest he should make an end." Another very fine portrait of... | |
| John Britton - 1808 - 896 pages
...hearers could not rough, or looke aside from him without losse. He commanded where he spoke, and Lad his judges angry and pleased at his devotion : no man had their affections more in his power. The fearc of every man that hcarde him was, lest he should make an-- end." Another very fine portrait of... | |
| Thomas Zouch - 1809 - 414 pages
...cough or look aside " froin him without loss. He commanded where he spoke : and had his"judges angry or pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections...that heard him was lest he " should make an end." See Ben Jensen's Discoveries. The author of this book is to be distinguished from Sir Thomas Pope Blount,... | |
| Thomas Zouch - 1809 - 424 pages
...cough or look aside " from him withost loss. He commanded where he spoke : and had his "judges angry or pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections...fear of every man that heard him was lest he " should mafce an ead.'r See Sen Jcwotfs Discoveries* The author of this book is to be distinguished from Sir... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 pages
...less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech, but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside...man that heard him was, lest he should make an end. Scriptorum Catalogus* — Cicero is said to be the only wit that the people of Rome had equalled to... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of the own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside...man that heard him, was, lest he should make an end. Lord Egerton, the Chancellor, a great and grave orator, 8cc. But his learned and able (though nnfortunatn)... | |
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