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" 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,... "
Bacon, His Writings and His Philosophy - Page 16
by George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 715 pages
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The essays, or Counsels, civil & moral, with a table of the colours of good ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...look afide from him without lofs. He commanded where he fpoke i and had his Judges angry and pleafed at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The ftar of every.man that heard him, was,left he fhould make an end. And. afterwards, Lord Eger/on, the...
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Sir Philip Sydney's Defense of Poetry: And Observations on Poetry and ...

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...
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The Port Folio

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."...
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The Port folio, by Oliver Oldschool

700 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."...
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The Port Folio

Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1801 - 674 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 in what he uttered. No mem* her of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from...
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A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland ..., Volume 2

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...
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A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland ..., Volume 2

Horace Walpole - 1806 - 478 pages
...not cough, or looke aside from him, without losse. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judge* angry and pleased at his devotion : 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...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 7, Part 1

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...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 7

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...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir Philip Sidney

Thomas Zouch - 1809 - 424 pages
...could spare or pass- by a jest, was nobly censorious. No" man ever spoke more neatly, more prestly, more weightily, or suffered •* less emptiness, less...No member of his speech " but consisted of his own grace : His hearers could not cough or look aside " from him withost loss. He commanded where he spoke...
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