 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 spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less...  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Page 249by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 744 pagesFull view - About this book
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...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...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."... | |
 | 1813 - 706 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...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
...prestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness. less idleness in what he uttered. No mem* her of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His...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."... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, morepressly, 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... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1823 - 442 pages
...language (where he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man more neatly, more priestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and made his judges angry and pleased, at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 528 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 558 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pages
...There happened," says he, " in my time, one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more...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... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 510 pages
...There happened," says he, " in my time, one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more...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... | |
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