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 spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less... Reviews, Essays, and Poems - Página 381por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1890 - 1058 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Thomas De Quincey, David Masson - 1897 - 472 páginas
...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...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 these affections more... | |
| George Herbert Palmer - 1897 - 44 páginas
...Bacon's language: " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speech. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more...graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside without loss. He commanded when he spoke, and had his judges angry or pleased at his discretion." Such... | |
| George Herbert Palmer - 1897 - 80 páginas
...language : " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speech. ÍTo man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily,...graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside without loss. He commanded when he spoke, and had his judges angry or pleased at his dis-' cretion."... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1899 - 1172 páginas
...happened In my time one noble speaker wno was full of gravity In bis speaking. His language, when be could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious....idleness. In what he uttered. No member of his speech hut consisted of bis own graces. Ills hearers could not ceujih or look aside from him without loss.... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1899 - 1172 páginas
...There happened in my time one noble speaker wno was full of gravity lu his speaking. His language, when he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious....less emptiness, less Idleness. In what he uttered. S'o member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. Uls hearers could not ceugh or look aside... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1900 - 290 páginas
...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...member of his speech but consisted of his own graces." What follows, although of less immediate pertinence, must not be omitted : — " His hearers could... | |
| Edward Everett Hale (Jr.) - 1902 - 286 páginas
...speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...from him, without loss. He commanded where he spoke." Those who heard him while their natures were yet plastic, and their mental nerves trembled under the... | |
| Augustine Birrell - 1903 - 60 páginas
...speaker who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language was nobly censorious—No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke." Those who heard him while their natures were yet plastic and their mental nerves trembled under the... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1904 - 520 páginas
...speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...from him, without loss. He commanded where he spoke." Those who heard him while their natures were yet plastic, and their mental nerves trembled under the... | |
| John Hawley Stotsenburg - 1904 - 556 páginas
...could spare, or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more precisely, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...or look aside from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his discretion. No man had their affections... | |
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