 No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered 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 from him without loss. He commanded...  English Prose: Selections - Page 12edited by - 1894Full view - About this book
 | 1813 - 706 pages
...ever spake more neatly, more prestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. The fear of every one that heard... | |
 | 700 pages
...ever spake more neatly, more prestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. The fear of every one that heard... | |
 | 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...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. The fear of every one that heard... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 pages
...ever spake more neatly, morepressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech, but consisted...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...suffered 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 from him without loss. He commanded, where he spoke ; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech bat consisted of the own graces. 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... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1823 - 442 pages
...censorious. No man more neatly, more priestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and made his judges angry and pleased, at his devotion. No man had their affections... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1823 - 432 pages
...hearers could not cough or look aside from 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 nis power. The fear of every man who heard him, was lest he should make an end. 4. Some controverters... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 558 pages
...ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted...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... | |
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