 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. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should...  The Port Folio - Page 59edited by - 1801Full view - About this book
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 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...commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard him was, that he should make an end."... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 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 when he spoke, and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 pages
...1729, Kametz. G. Lord Byron, 1788, London'! There happened in my time one noble speaker. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His...commanded where he spoke ; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 376 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...commanded where he spoke ; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 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 when he spoke, and had his judges angry and (a) See note DD at the end. (6) See note EE at the end.... | |
 | Thomas Martin - 1835 - 388 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 when he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1837 - 400 pages
...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...commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1837 - 382 pages
...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...without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had 221 his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The... | |
 | 1837 - 608 pages
...pressly, more weightily, or suf' fered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No mem'ber of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His...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 - 822 pages
...more pressfy, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His...commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that... | |
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