No man 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 of the own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him, without loss. He... Bacon: His Writings and His Philosophy - Page 16by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 654 pages
...Ilia 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...his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man bad their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make... | |
| 1848 - 792 pages
...who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more mightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what...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 when... | |
| 1848 - 786 pages
...who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more mightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what...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 when... | |
| Henry Philip Tappan - 1848 - 24 pages
...who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more mightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what...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 when... | |
| 1848 - 780 pages
...who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more mightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what...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 when... | |
| 1848 - 778 pages
...of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more mightily, or Buffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he 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 when... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1849 - 688 pages
...language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious (censor-like) no man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers cuuld not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded * Milton— Account of his own studies.... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1850 - 610 pages
...censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, leas idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech...could not cough, or look aside from him without loss. II« commanded where he spoke ; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...language, where he could pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestly, oo light to express it. Goodness I call the habit,...nature the inclination. This of all virtues and dign its own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside without loss. He commanded where he spoke,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pages
...sulTered less emptiness, less idleness in what ho 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 when he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their alTections more... | |
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