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eloquence
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Eloquence
(gcide) | Eloquence \El"o*quence\, n. [F. ['e]loquence, L. eloquentia, fr.
eloquens. See Eloquent.]
1. Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in
public; the power of expressing strong emotions in
striking and appropriate language either spoken or
written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion.
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Eloquence is speaking out . . . out of the abundance
of the heart. --Hare.
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2. Fig.: Whatever produces the effect of moving and
persuasive speech.
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Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes. --Pope.
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The hearts of men are their books; events are their
tutors; great actions are their eloquence.
--Macaulay.
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3. That which is eloquently uttered or written.
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O, let my books be then the eloquence
And dumb presagers of my speaking breast. --Shak.
Syn: Oratory; rhetoric.
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eloquence
(wn) | eloquence
n 1: powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a
large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English
is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt
from the police" [syn: eloquence, fluency,
smoothness] |
eloquence
(devil) | ELOQUENCE, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the
color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color
appear white.
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Eloquence
(gcide) | Eloquence \El"o*quence\, n. [F. ['e]loquence, L. eloquentia, fr.
eloquens. See Eloquent.]
1. Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in
public; the power of expressing strong emotions in
striking and appropriate language either spoken or
written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion.
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Eloquence is speaking out . . . out of the abundance
of the heart. --Hare.
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2. Fig.: Whatever produces the effect of moving and
persuasive speech.
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Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes. --Pope.
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The hearts of men are their books; events are their
tutors; great actions are their eloquence.
--Macaulay.
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3. That which is eloquently uttered or written.
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O, let my books be then the eloquence
And dumb presagers of my speaking breast. --Shak.
Syn: Oratory; rhetoric.
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ELOQUENCE OR ORATOR
(bouvier) | ELOQUENCE OR ORATORY. The act or art of speaking well upon any subject with
a view to persuade. It comprehends a good elocution, correct and appropriate
expressions uttered. with fluency, animation and suitable action. The
principal rules of the art, which must be sought for in other works, are
summarily expressed in the following lines:
" Be brief, be pointed; let your matter stand
Lucid in order, solid, and at hand;
Spend not your words on trifles, but condense;
Strike with the mass of thoughts, not drops of sense;
Press to the close with vigor once begun,
And leave, (how hard the task!) leave off when done;
Who draws a labor'd length of reasoning out,
Put straws in lines for winds to whirl about;
Who draws a tedious tale of learning o'er,
Counts but the sands on ocean's boundless shore;
Victory in law is gain'd as battle's fought,
Not by the numbers, but the forces brought;
What boots success in skirmishes or in fray,
If rout and ruin following close the day?
What worth a hundred Posts maintained with skill,
If these all held, the foe is victor still?
He who would win his cause, with power must frame
Points of support, and look with steady aim:
Attack the weak, defend the strong with art,
Strike but few blows, but strike them to the heart;
All scatter'd fires but end in smoke and noise,
The scorn of men, the idle play of boys.
Keep, then, this first great precept ever near,
Short be your speech, your matter strong and clear,
Earnest your manner, warm and rich your style,
Severe in taste, yet full of grace the while;
So may you reach the loftiest heights of fame,
And leave, when life is past, a deathless name."
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