 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
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 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, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...and of his parliamentary eloquence his friend Ben Jonson says, "There happened in my time one n6ble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking ;...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,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1859 - 1030 pages
...Middlesex. Fortunately, wo have a graphic sketch of Bacon as the orator, by his friend Den Jonson : •' There happened in my time one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, when he could spare or pass by a ji'st. wag nobly censorious. No man ever Kpoke more neatly, more pressly.... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...alone ; for no Imitator ever grew up to Ms author : likeness is always on this side of truth ; yet there happened in my time one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his sneaking. His language (where he could spare or pass by a jest) was nobly censorious. No man ever spake... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1859 - 768 pages
...judge, has described his eloquence in words, which, though often quoted, will bear to be quoted again. "There happened in my time one noble speaker who was full of gravity in hij speaking. His language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...in his speaking. His language (where he could spare or paps by a Jest) was nobly censorious. No tuan ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, letl idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearerscould... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 512 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 - 1897 - 950 pages
...often quoted, will bear to be quoted »gain. " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was rail of gravity in his speaking. His language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was ttobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less empti... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1008 pages
...described Bacon's eloquence in words, .vhich, though often quoted, will bear to be quoted »gain. " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speaking. Ilia \anguage, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was ttobly censorious. No man ever spoke more... | |
 | Arthur Lloyd Windsor - 1860 - 428 pages
...qualifications. Such a speaker must always have possessed an undue influence on such a listener: " 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,... | |
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