No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he 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... Bacon: His Writings and His Philosophy - Page 16by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
| 1837 - 608 pages
...jest, was nobly censorious. No man 'ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suf' fered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered....not cough or look aside from him without loss. He com' manded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at 'his devotion. No man had their... | |
| 1838 - 870 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,...their affections more in his power. The fear of every marĀ» that heard him was lest lie should make an end." From the mention which is made of judges, it... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...language, where he could pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prestly, those sounds which make words, which by composition...transposition of letters are infinite. But, on the other side, its own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside without loss. He commanded where he spoke,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1841 - 624 pages
...His language (where he could spare or pats by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearcrscould not cough, or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke ; and had... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1841 - 612 pages
...His language (where he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more e. " By this branch it should uppear, that at this...Guienne, Anjou, and Britain, were inheritable within this hie own graces. Ills hearerscould not cough, or look aside from him without lose, lie commanded where... | |
| Phrenology - 1841 - 608 pages
...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...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... | |
| 1841 - 632 pages
...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...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... | |
| Jean Siffrein Maury - Eloquence - 1842 - 320 pages
...one noble speaker (he means Bacon), who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of its own graces. His hearers couldnot cough or look aside from Mm without loss. He commanded where he... | |
| American literature - 1855 - 602 pages
...censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, leas idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech,...affections more in his power. The fear of every man who heard him was lest he should make an end." In politics, however, he made a perilous attempt to... | |
| American literature - 1849 - 600 pages
...where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious (censor-like) ; no man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their afl'ections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end."f... | |
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