 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
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 504 pages
...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...affections more in his power. The fear of every man who heard him was lest he should make an end."^ So intoxicated was Bacon with the success of his first... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 510 pages
...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...affections more in his power. The fear of every man who heard him was lest he should make an end."* So intoxicated was Bacon with the success of his first... | |
 | George Henry Lewes - 1851 - 248 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pyessly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke, and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion."* Of his political bearing Mr.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more presslv, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look uside from him without loss. He commanded «-here he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...His language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more ngst men of letters, — a man of letters amongst...councillor ; mere politicians by the essayist and hist congh or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1853 - 528 pages
...he would spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more preisly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...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... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 506 pages
...to him the compliment passed by Ben Jonson on Lord Verulam : — " He commanded when he spoke ; he had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power ; and the fear of every man that heard him was lest he should come to an end.'' In general politics,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 660 pages
...he, "in my time, one noble speaker, who was lull of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...language, where he could pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...uttered. No member of his speech, but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside without loss. He commanded where he spoke,... | |
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