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" No man ever spake 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... "
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Southern Literary Messenger, Volume 4

1838 - 870 pages
...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...their affections more in his power. The fear of every mar» that heard him was lest lie should make an end." From the mention which is made of judges, it...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 2

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1840 - 516 pages
...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...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....
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American Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated, Volume 3

1841 - 632 pages
...look aside from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke ; and his judges were pleased or angry at his devotion. No man had their affections more...man that heard him was lest he should make an end. Cicero is said to be the only wit that the people of Rome had equaled in their empire. Ingenium par...
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The American Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, Volume 3

Phrenology - 1841 - 608 pages
...look aside from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke; and his judges were pleased or angry at his devotion. No man had their affections more...power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest ho should make an end. Cicero is said to be the only wit that the people of Rome had equaled in their...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 2

Francis Bacon - 1841 - 624 pages
...own graces. His hearcrscould not cough, or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke ; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their aifections more in hie power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end....
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Works, Volume 2

Francis Bacon - 1841 - 612 pages
...own graces. Ills hearerscould not cough, or look aside from him without lose, lie commanded where he spoke ; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man bad their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make...
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Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1843 - 520 pages
...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...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....
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The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 34

American literature - 1855 - 602 pages
...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...affections more in his power. The fear of every man who heard him was lest he should make an end." In politics, however, he made a perilous attempt to...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 113

American periodicals - 1872 - 862 pages
...own graces. His bearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his...their affections more in his power. The fear of every тал that heard him was lett He thovld made an end." Clarendon's pages teem with proof that the period...
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The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 18

American literature - 1849 - 600 pages
...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 devotion. No man had their afl'ections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end."f...
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