 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,...  The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art - Page 2301849Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - 422 pages
...eloquenee in words, whieh, though often quoted, will bear to be quoted again. " There happened in aiy time one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, where he eerald spare or pass by a jest, was nobly eensorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1861 - 562 pages
...second causes ; but depth of philosophg bringeth a man back to God again. Now I full of gravity in hU 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, less idleness,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 728 pages
...oratory by Ben Jonson would seem to have a special reference to his speaking in Parliament : — " There happened in my time one noble speaker, who was...[censorlike]. No man ever spake more neatly, more prcssly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...imitated alone ; for no imitator ever grew up to his author ; likeness is always on this side truth. Yet there happened in my time one noble speaker, who was...could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 556 pages
...attributing too much to second causes ; but depth of philosophy bringeth a man back to God again. Now I full of gravity in his speaking. His language (where...could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1865 - 784 pages
...imitated alone ; for no imitator ever grew up to his author ; likeness is always on this side truth. Yet there happened in my time one noble speaker, who was...could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 734 pages
...has described Bacon's eloquence in words, which, though often quoted, will bear to be quoted again. " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was...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,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 758 pages
...described Bacon's eloquence in words, which, though often quoted, will bear to be quoted again. (*' There happened in my time one noble speaker who was...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,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1866 - 432 pages
...often quoted, will bear to be quoted again. " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was fall of gravity in his speaking. His language, where 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,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1866 - 714 pages
...happened in my time one noble speaker (Lord Verulam) who was full of gravity in his speaking. Hi» language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prest ly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness... | |
| |
