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
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1849 - 688 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...speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers cuuld not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded * Milton— Account of his own studies.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 588 páginas
...speaking ; his language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake e we to those points which are within our own aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 338 páginas
...could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever : spoke more neatly, morepressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...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 - 1851 - 504 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... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 510 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... | |
 | George Henry Lewes - 1851 - 248 páginas
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more pyessly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke, and had his judges angry or pleased at his... | |
 | 1852 - 778 páginas
...extensive acquaintance with literature and history enabled him to entertain his audience with a rast us to have been excessively self ish, but very sober,...what he really wanted in life ; and to have pursued congh or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 páginas
...he could spare or pass by a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spoke more neatly, more presslv, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness,...judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had fneir affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 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...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 when... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854 - 430 páginas
...ministers resented this outbreak of public spirit in the highest manner. Indeed, many an honest member of speaking. His language, where he could spare or pass...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... | |
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