Yet there happened in my time one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language (where he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness,... A System of Rhetoric - Page 517by Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - 673 pagesFull view - About this book
| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1813 - 706 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...commanded where he spoke; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. The fear of every one that heard him was, lest he should make an end."... | |
| 700 pages
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness...commanded where he spoke; and had his judges angry or pleased at his devotion. The fear of every one that heard him was, lest he should make an end."... | |
| Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1801 - 674 pages
...he could spare or 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 mem* her of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from... | |
| Thomas Zouch - 1809 - 424 pages
...could spare or pass- by a jest, was nobly censorious. No" man ever spoke more neatly, more prestly, more weightily, or suffered •* less emptiness, less...No member of his speech " but consisted of his own grace : His hearers could not cough or look aside " from him withost loss. He commanded where he spoke... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more expressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of the own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded, where... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more expressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech bat consisted of the own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He... | |
| Books - 1821 - 400 pages
...the words of Ben Jonson, who, when speaking of Bacon's eloquence in parliament, says, " No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idlenesse in what he uttered. My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1821 - 402 pages
...the words of Ben Jonson, who, when speaking of Bacon's eloquence in parliament, says, " Aro man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idtenesse in what he uttered. My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place... | |
| Reuben Percy - Autographs - 1823 - 442 pages
...language (where he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man more neatly, more priestly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and made his judges angry and pleased, at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power.... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...his speaking : his language, where he could spare or pass by a jest was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or...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... | |
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