The petition had been largely signed; many tearful and eloquent meetings had been held, and a committee of sappy women been appointed to go in deep mourning and wail around the governor, and implore him to be a merciful ass and trample his duty under foot.
" "How eloquent!
At school the children made so much of him and of Joe, and delivered such eloquent admiration from their eyes, that the two heroes were not long in becoming insufferably "stuck-up.
They were eloquent in their distress; but they presently discovered that the fire had eaten so far up under the great log it had been built against (where it curved upward and separated itself from the ground), that a handbreadth or so of it had escaped wetting; so they patiently wrought until, with shreds and bark gathered from the under sides of sheltered logs, they coaxed the fire to burn again.
22/05-21/06 Adaptable, versatile, communicative, witty, intellectual, eloquent, youthful and lively.
And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, ,,—— So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, ,, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, ,, But tell of days in goodness spent, ; A mind at peace with all below, , A heart whose love is innocent!
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There are typically classes at local colleges or other learning institutions, but you can also attend Toastmasters meetings to become more eloquent while working on leadership skills.
On his UK visit in April, Barack Obama made an eloquent pitch for Britain's role in Europe.
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He is eloquent and humorous as well.
Inspired by the short and eloquent Gettysburg Address, Dr.
" An eloquent — and a deeply moving — elegy for what she has "lost and cannot find" but can remember in words.
This is a far more eloquent way to express both his abhorrence for the idea and his annoyance with you for even suggesting it.
And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, ,,—— So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, ,, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, ,, But tell of days in goodness spent, ; A mind at peace with all below, , A heart whose love is innocent!
" An eloquent speech can close a deal.
Low-income applicants are left to compete for the remaining slots with applicants who have the highest test scores, most impressive extracurricular activities and most eloquent essays.
It needs indeed an eloquent flow, like a cataract- But, alas, my voice has broken, in my song of the stone drums, To a sound of supplication choked with its own tears.
You have no problem giving a lucid presentation, delivering an eloquent speech or participating in a political debate.
Freckled and sandy-haired, rather tall and awkward, Jefferson was eloquent as a correspondent, but he was no public speaker.