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. Character of Lord Bacon: His Life and Work ... - Page 17by Thomas Martin - 1835 - 367 pagesFull view - About this book
| Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...Jonson says nearly the same of Lord Bacon. There happened in my time one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language (where he...spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or * Peacham 's Compleat Gentleman, p. 43. suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered.... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pages
...says he, " in my time, one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...less idleness in what he uttered. No member of his specch but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him without... | |
| 1837 - 608 pages
...often quoted, will bear to be quoted again. 'There happened in my time one noble speaker who ' was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, where he...pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man 'ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suf' fered less emptiness, less idleness, in what... | |
| 1838 - 870 pages
...often quoted, will bear to be quoted again. " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, where he...pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more prcssly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...noble speaker, the Lord Verulam, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His 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 in what he uttered. No member of... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 516 pages
...often quoted, will bear to be quoted again. ' There happened in my time one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, where he...pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what... | |
| 1841 - 632 pages
...happened in my time one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, when he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more precisely, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered ; no member... | |
| 1841 - 608 pages
...happened in my time one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, when he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more precisely, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered; no member... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1841 - 624 pages
...likeness \s nlways on this side of truth ; yet there happened In my time one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language (where he could spare or pats by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily,... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 520 pages
...often quoted, will bear to be quoted again. " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, where he...pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what... | |
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