All 3 Uses of
eloquent
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'I have done nothing to found any very strong claim upon your eloquence, I am sure.'†
Chpt 15 *
- He further related how it required much moving and great eloquence to bring the young lady to this pass; how it was expressly understood that she merely afforded Nicholas an opportunity of declaring his passion; and how she by no means pledged herself to be favourably impressed with his attentions.†
Chpt 40
- More moved himself than he had been yet, he expressed in a few hurried words—as expressive, perhaps, as the most eloquent phrases—his devotion to the brothers, and his hope that he might live and die in their service.†
Chpt 61
Definition:
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(eloquent) powerful use of language