 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 - 1871 - 678 pages
...noble Speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, (where hee could spare, or passe by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more presly, more weightily, or suffer' d lesse emptinesse, les,se idlenesse, in what hee utter'd. No member... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1873 - 728 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... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1873 - 836 pages
...always in after life remember. Ben Jonson compliments his parliamentary eloquence highly, alleging that "no man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more...or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what ho uttered ; no member of his speech but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough or... | |
 | Homer Baxter Sprague - 1874 - 474 pages
...commendation of old Ben Jonson, who says, " 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 si>:ike more neatly, more prcssly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1874 - 672 pages
...impression took " — may as truly be said of Bacon. "What Ben Jonson said of him as a speaker — " no man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more...less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered" — is quite as true of him as a writer. And besides all this he had that mysterious gift to which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1874 - 676 pages
...deep impression took "— may as truly be said of Bncon. "What Ben Jonson said of him as a speaker—" no man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,inwhat he uttered" —is quite as true of him as a writer. And besides all this he had that... | |
 | Abraham Hayward - 1874 - 484 pages
...There 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 spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what... | |
 | Michael Walsh - 1875 - 98 pages
...describes Bacon's eloquence as follows: „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, 6) Works, Lett. Temp. Eliz. No. 7. or suffered less... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1875 - 876 pages
...he could spare or 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 he uttered. No member of his speech bnt his profession. He bore, with a patience ] consisted of his own graces. His and serenity which,... | |
 | William Lawson (F.R.G.S.) - 1875 - 272 pages
...1585, and soon distinguished himself in debate. Ben Jonson, speaking of his power as an orator, says, "No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, or less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His... | |
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