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Learned in the law; or, Examples and encouragements from the lives of ... - Page 24
by William Henry Davenport Adams - 1882
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 7

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - Law - 1827 - 528 pages
...more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered No member of his sp.eech but consisted of his own graces. His...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...
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The Works of Dugald Stewart: Dissertation exhibiting a general view of the ...

Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 510 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...had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard him was, that he should make an end." No finer description of the...
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The Works of Dugald Stewart: Dissertation exhibiting a general view of the ...

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...had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard him was, that he should make an end." No finer deseription of the...
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The Works of Dugald Stewart: Dissertation exhibiting a general view of the ...

Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pages
...suffered less emptiness, 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...had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard him was, that he should make an end." No finer deseription of the...
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An Historical Account of My Own Life: With Some Reflections on the Times I ...

Edmund Calamy - Calamy, Edmund - 1829 - 588 pages
...and came off with great honour. It might be said of him as Ben Jonson said of the Lord Verulam, that he commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power ; and the fear of every man that heard him speak, was...
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The Biblical repositor (and quarterly observer) [afterw.] The American ...

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...
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The anniversary calendar, natal book, and universal mirror, Volume 1

Anniversary calendar - Almanacs, English - 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...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...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: A New Edition:

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...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...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: A New Edition:

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....
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Character of Lord Bacon: His Life and Works

Thomas Martin - Great Britain - 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...
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