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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a Life of the ... - Page xix
by Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848
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Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumes 3-4

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1897 - 950 pages
...his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from liim without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at...man that heard him was lest he should make an end." From the mention which is made of judges, it would seem that Jonson had heard Bacon only at the Bar....
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Ethica: Or, Characteristics of Men, Manners, and Books

Arthur Lloyd Windsor - 1860 - 428 pages
...uttered. 1 1238. 24—2 No member of his speech, but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He...had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end."1 The settlement of the new religious...
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Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1861 - 562 pages
...his 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...man that heard him was, lest he should make an end." — Dtscoveriet: under title Dominas Veruhtmius. am sure there is no man that will deny him, or account...
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The Christian Examiner, Volume 72

1862 - 490 pages
...his 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...man that heard him was lest he should make an end." Nor does he seem to have been less wonderful as a table-talker. " His meals," says Dr. Rawley, " were...
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A Compendium of English Literautre: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...his 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...man that heard him was, lest he should make an end. My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place or honors, but I have and do reverence...
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Philosophical works

Francis Bacon - 1864 - 556 pages
...his 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...man that heard him was, lest he should make an end." — fliscoveries: under title Dumlntu Verulamiui. 1 6Vnit.s, in the Latin version ; te without taking...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...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...man that heard him was, lest he should make an end. My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place or honors, but I have and do reverence...
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The Works of Lord Macaulay, Complete: Critical and historical essays

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 758 pages
...his 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...man that heard him was lest he should make an end." From the mention which is made of judges, it would seem that Jonson had heard Bacon only at the Bar....
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The works of lord Macaulay, complete, ed. by lady Trevelyan, Volume 6

Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 734 pages
...his 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...man that heard him was lest he should make an end." From the mention which is made of judges, it would seem that Jonson had heard Bacon only at the Bar....
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The Authorship of Shakespeare

Nathaniel Holmes - 1867 - 636 pages
...his 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...affections more in his power. The fear of every man who heard him was lest he should make an end." And again he says, " My conceit of his person was never...
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