 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 (1137-1890) - Page 95edited by - 1909 - 544 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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."... | |
 | 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."... | |
 | 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,...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
...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...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)... | |
 | 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...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 unfortunate)... | |
 | 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
...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, less idleness...man that heard him was lest he should make an end." As a Patron, he considered preferment a sacred trust, to preserve and promote high feeling, encourage... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 528 pages
...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, less idleness...man that heard him was lest he should make an end. (f) Take for instance any of the Nervous Aphorisms, in the Novum Organum, and compare it with the sentences... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 558 pages
...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, less idleness...man that heard him was lest he should make an end. (/) Take for instance any of the Nervous Aphorisms, in the Novum Organum, and compare it with the sentences... | |
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