 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 affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should...  Timber: Or, Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter - Page 20by Ben Jonson - 1892 - 166 pagesFull view - About this book
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...GottholdLessing, 1729, Kametz. G. Lord Byron, 1788, London'! There happened in my time one noble speaker. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces....pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end. — Jonson's... | |
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...to him the compliment passed by Ben Jonson, on Lord Verulam : — " He commanded when he spoke; he had his judges angry and pleased, at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power ; and the fear of every man that heard him was, lest he should come to an end." In... | |
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...suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside...pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end. The devotion... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...censorious. 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 its own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss : he commanded when... | |
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...censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prisly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered, No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces ; his bearers could not cough nor look aside from him « it limit loss. He commanded when he spoke; and his... | |
 | Thomas Martin - 1835 - 392 pages
...its own graces. His hearers could not cough 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 their affections more in his power : the fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end.' ' His look... | |
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...censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more prisly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered, No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces ; bis hearers could not cough nor look asMe from him without loss. He commanded when he spoke; and... | |
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...to him the compliment passed by Ben Jonson on Lord Verulam : — " He commanded when he spoke ; he had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power ; and the fear of every man that heard him was lest he should come to an end.1' In... | |
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...censorious. 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 its own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss: he commanded when... | |
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...censorious. 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...pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lesthe should make an end." As a Patron,... | |
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