 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
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 520 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... | |
 | 1849 - 600 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 afl'ections... | |
 | 1872 - 862 pages
...ever spuke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, lees idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His bearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1844 - 610 pages
...ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, lets idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. Ilia hearerscould not cough, or look aside from him without loss. lie commanded where he spoke ; and... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - 1845 - 88 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 from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in 2 7 uside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pages
...weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No memher of his speech hut consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not...or look aside from him, without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at hi( devotion.' No man had their affections... | |
 | Andrew Amos - 1846 - 598 pages
...suffered less emptiness, or less idleness in what he uttered. Xo 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 he spake; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more... | |
 | Andrew Amos - 1846 - 574 pages
...suffered less emptiness, or 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 where he spake ; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more... | |
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