 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
 | 1835 - 588 pages
...man aver spake more neatly, more prisly, more weightily, or .uf.rsd Less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered, No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces; bis baarers could not cough nor look aside from him without Loss. He commandeIwhen he spoke ; and his... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1835 - 564 pages
...man ever spake more neatly, more prisly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered, No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces ; bis hearers could not cough nor look asMe from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke; and... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1837 - 400 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... | |
 | 1837 - 608 pages
...'ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suf' fered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No mem'ber of his speech but consisted...not cough or look aside from him without loss. He com' manded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at 'his devotion. No man had their... | |
 | 1838 - 870 pages
...ever spoke more neatly, more prcssly, 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 516 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1841 - 608 pages
...suffered 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...him without loss. He commanded when he spoke; and his judges were pleased or angry at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The... | |
 | 1841 - 632 pages
...suffered 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...him without loss. He commanded when he spoke ; and his judges were pleased or angry at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 624 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 of his own graces. His hearcrscould not cough, or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke ; and had... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 612 pages
...hie own graces. Ills hearerscould not cough, or look aside from him without lose, lie commanded where ively, or as well the one as the other : so as it is clear they were no bad their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make... | |
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