 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...  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Página 249por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 744 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 410 páginas
...the same compactness of expression and richness of fancy which appear in his writings characterised his speeches; and that his extensive acquaintance...his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 520 páginas
...capacious rather than a subtle mind. Ben Jonson, a most unexceptionable judge, has described Bacon's eloquence in words, which, though often quoted, will...his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his... | |
 | 1849 - 600 páginas
...language, 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...his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1845 - 672 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....his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his Judges angry and pleased at his... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - 1845 - 88 páginas
...There happened," says he, " in my tune one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more...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 where... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 páginas
...language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious [censorlike]. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...his own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him, without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 226 páginas
...where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious [censorlike]. .No man ever spake_jnore neatly, more pressly, \ more .weightily, or suffered...own graces. His hearers could not cough , or look aside from him, without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 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...his own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him, without loss. He commanded where he spoke ; and had his judges angry and pleased at... | |
 | Elias Lyman Magoon - 1848 - 498 páginas
...Adams. " There happened in my time one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speech. His language was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly,...his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his... | |
 | 1849 - 602 páginas
...language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious (censor-like) ; no man ever spake he ascends to dwell : The Present's noise and trouble have retired, Ami * Luria's place aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his... | |
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