Literary notes about eloquent (AI summary)
In literature, "eloquent" is used to depict language or expression that transcends mere words to evoke deep emotions or persuasive power. Authors apply the term not only to articulate, stirring speeches or writings—with passages noting the "eloquent declamation" of historical figures [1] or praising an "eloquent compliment" [2]—but also to highlight subtle forms of communication, such as a look or silence imbued with meaning [3, 4]. The word appears across genres to celebrate articulate wit and refined persuasion, whether describing the fervor of a passionate rhetoric [5, 6] or the dignified quality of a well-chosen phrase [7].
- Note 128 ( return ) [ See the eloquent Declamation of Seneca, (Epist. lxxxvi.)
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Then that man came out with a good, honest, eloquent compliment that made the Faculty blush.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain - At that moment the word was more eloquent to Lily Bart than any other in the language.
— from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton - Tom’s head drooped, and he answered with an eloquent silence.
— from The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain - Arnauld de l'Ariége, young, handsome, eloquent, enthusiastic, gentle, and firm, combined the attributes of the Tribune with the faith of the knight.
— from The History of a Crime by Victor Hugo - Twenty-two, all chief Republicans, ranged in a line there; the most eloquent in France; Lawyers too; not without friends in the auditory.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle - Some years afterward, under the influence of an eloquent Presbyterian preacher, her religious sensibilities were awakened.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
