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,... University Lectures Delivered by Members of the Faculty in the Free Public ... - Página 150por University of Pennsylvania - 1919Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1857 - 426 páginas
...that he should retain his seat in the Lower House. " There happened in my time," says Ben Jonson, " one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speaking....could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. Jso man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 páginas
...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...pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, lese idleness, in what... | |
| Abraham Hayward - 1874 - 434 páginas
...and eloquence were universally recognised by his contemporaries. Ben Jonson writes thus of Bacon : ' 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 jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly,... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 páginas
...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...nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 páginas
...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 ;...nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1859 - 1030 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1859 - 1028 páginas
...happened in my time ODG noble speaker who was fn]I of gravity in his speaking. His language, »hen ho could spare or ¡ pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more I neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, I less idleness, in... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 512 páginas
...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...pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what... | |
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