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Eloquence Ambrose, St. bees, prophetic of fluency, landed in his mouth. [Christian Hagiog: Brewster, 177] gives famous speech against Caesar’s assassins. [Br. Lit.: Julius Caesar]
his sermons fill Stephen with the fear of hell-fire. [Br. Lit.: Joyce Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man] pictorial and verbal symbol of eloquence. [Folklore and Christian Iconog.: Brewster, 177] god of poetry and fluent oration. [Norse Myth.: LLEI, I: 324] chief muse of poetic inspiration and oratory. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 177] (1874–1965) statesman whose rousing oratory led the British in WWII. [Br. Hist.: NCE, 556] (106–43 B. C.) orator whose forcefulness of presentation and melodious language is still imitated. [Rom. Hist.: NCE, 558] (382–322 B.C.) generally considered the greatest of the Greek orators. [Gk. Hist.: NCE, 559] Lincoln’s brief, moving eulogy for war dead (1863). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 286–287] . (1929–1968) civil rights leader and clergyman whose pleas for justice won support of millions. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1134] symbol of eloquence. [Plant Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 175] preaches movingly and ominously on Jonah. [Am. Lit.: Melville Moby Dick] (1737–1809) powerful voice of the colonies; wrote famous “Common Sense.” [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 369–370] (1782–1852) noted 19th-century American orator-politician. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 539] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Excepting the ease of feeble stomachs, who cares for eloquence in the presence of a supper-table? Amongst other things they spoke of the middle ages: some praised that period as far more interesting, far more poetical than our own too sober present; indeed Councillor Knap defended this opinion so warmly, that the hostess declared immediately on his side, and both exerted themselves with unwearied eloquence. Such in its strictly official eloquence is the form of funeral orations on ships that, perhaps wearied with a long struggle, or in some unguarded moment that may come to the readiest of us, had let themselves be overwhelmed by a sudden blow from the enemy. |
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