 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1008 pages
...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 neatly, more pressly,...man that heard him was lest he should make an end." From the mention which is made of judges, it would seem that Jonson had heard Bacon only at the Bar.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1897 - 950 pages
...of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from liim without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had...man that heard him was lest he should make an end." From the mention which is made of judges, it would seem that Jonson had heard Bacon only at the Bar.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 820 pages
...He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had iheir affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end." From the mention which is made of judget, it would seem that Jonson had heard Bacon only at the bar.... | |
 | David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1904 - 600 pages
...of his audience for five hours — not even Bacon of whom as a Parliamentary orator Jonson said — "The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end." Oh, rare Ben Jonson, what a flattering tongue thou must have had ! Rush states that Erskine concluded... | |
 | Arthur Lloyd Windsor - 1860 - 428 pages
...him without loss. He commanded when he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. The fear of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end." 1 The settlement of the new religious regulation opened up the sluices of history, and afforded unusual... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - 422 pages
...eommanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at hia devotion. No man had their affeetions more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end." From the mention whieh is made ofjudges, it would seem that Jonson had heard Baeon only at the bar.... | |
 | 1862 - 490 pages
...writes Ben Jonson, " one noble speaker, who was full of gravity in his speaking. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered...man that heard him was lest he should make an end." Nor does he seem to have been less wonderful as a table-talker. " His meals," says Dr. Rawley, " were... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...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...man that heard him was, lest he should make an end. My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place or honors, but I have and do reverence... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 556 pages
...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...man that heard him was, lest he should make an end." — fliscoveries: under title Dumlntu Verulamiui. 1 6Vnit.s, in the Latin version ; te without taking... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...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...man that heard him was, lest he should make an end. My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place or honors, but I have and do reverence... | |
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No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded... 
