... 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 where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased... Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays - Página 358por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Elias Lyman Magoon - 1848 - 492 páginas
...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." The patriotism of Samuel Adams was undoubted, and his personal worth was of the most exalted character.... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 páginas
...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. \flr .-lltli'nii r*f L1L- ,1,,,-L-fi« «.«« ««*.**. iv.nvnnnn/1 *~.. .....i 1.1.,. k«. UI „... | |
| New general biographical dictionary - 1848 - 528 páginas
...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." (Discoveries.) In the letter which he addressed to the king, 12th Feb. 1615, (Works, vol. xii. p. 31,)... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1849 - 688 páginas
...spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his derotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was, lest he should make an end." * There is no doubt that the evening of Bacon's life was greatly embittered by pecuniary embarrassments.... | |
| 1849 - 602 páginas
...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."f * Milton — Account of big own studies. t Beu Jonson's Works by Giflard, iz. 1S4. 230 LORD... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 338 páginas
...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...mention which is made of judges, it would seem that Johnson had heard Bacon only at the Bar. Indeed we imaging that the House of Commons was then almost... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 342 páginas
...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...mention which is made of judges, it would seem that Johnson had heard Bacon only at the Bar. Indeed we imagine that the House of Commons was then almost... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 páginas
...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." We are now to contemplate Bacon in the civil character which he sustained, as a lawyer. He was compelled... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 páginas
...spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their alTections more in his power: the fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end." It would have been fortunate for society if this - check had impressed upon his mind the vanity of... | |
| 1850 - 608 páginas
...clock, or whispers to his neighbour, or reads the hymn-book. As was said by Ben Jonson of Bacon, " the fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end." We notice another element common to all of Mr. Everett's discourses. Though they were pronounced upon... | |
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