Some people are impervious to argument and some to courtesy, but few will fail to respond to the persuasiveness of a strong man with a mighty arm.
There ispersuasiveness in a well-rounded muscular development.
No outburst of eloquence could surpass the delightful persuasiveness of his ordinary conversation.
Will never came near the house; but he wrote round a long and earnest letter to Linnet, urging her with all the force and persuasiveness he knew to go down that night as usual to the theatre.
An opera-singer insensible to the persuasivenessof diamonds and the eloquence of bank-notes—all Paris shugged its shoulders in incredulous astonishment.
His exceeding sweetness of temper, urbanity of manner, and ease and persuasiveness of address, enabled General Williams to secure the support of the people of Kars, the wild Lazi, and his own little band of noble British officers.
The gentlemanly bearing of Mr. Mather was also calculated to impress his opponents favourably, and a graceful persuasiveness of mien and language, aided in qualifying him for that object.
I think you might, dear," said Hilda, with the angelic persuasiveness of a loving and submissive wife.
He paused, and went on with conscious persuasiveness now: "I've just got here.
The power of his persuasiveness in speech, backed by the spectacle of his social accomplishments, continued to subdue me, and I protested only inwardly even when I knew that he was gambling with fortune.
It just fails of complete persuasivenessbecause it is a trifle overstrung, but nevertheless it is memorable for its artistic sincerity.
One and all, these stories have the fascination of strange spiritual adventure, and the persuasiveness of her exposition conceals inimitably the closely woven craftsmanship of her work.
He had that persuasiveness of diction which drapes even the crude and commonplace with samite, and, so garbed, passes like an angel through all doors.
And therefore they look out for the day when they shall have put down Religion, not by shutting its schools, but by emptying them; not by disputing its tenets, but by the superior worth and persuasiveness of their own.
Half the mischief performed on such occasions is initiated by some boy with just a little more independence and persuasiveness than the others.
The structure of a ballade or a sonnet may be beautiful, apart from the melody of the words or the persuasiveness of the emotion or idea.
The swiftness of speech and the glamour of personal persuasivenesswill cover fallacies which could avail nothing if put upon paper.
The persuasivenessof Dewey was another of his greatest characteristics.
This was said with all that eloquence and persuasiveness for which Madame des Ursins was remarkable.
With such fits my father made it his business to deal, and this he did with a persuasiveness and love that I think no other man could have summoned.
Walks in the late evening did not result in much conversation; but at evening gatherings in my room the poet used often to join the party, and argued with vigour and persuasiveness on favourite topics.
Between Marlborough and Heinsius, as between Marlborough and Eugene, there was no friction--surely a convincing tribute to the adroit and tactful persuasiveness of a commanding personality.
Those whose constancy was proof against such persuasivenesswere tortured without stint or mercy.
In after-times it was said that his eloquence and persuasiveness were such that no one who once listened to him could ever throw off the spell.
It is said that his lisping, when he spoke, became him well, and gave a grace and persuasiveness to his rapid speech.
He is skillful in the presentation of his evidence, shows marked ability in cross-examination, persuasiveness before the jury and has a strong grasp of every feature of the case in hand.
How much dignity and persuasiveness it has still he thought to himself, this commonplace country life of ours, on its best sides!
Arms triumph by physical force and energy: wisdom prevails by the persuasiveness of truth, the gentleness of charity, the beauty of holiness, and the spirit of the Lord.
Ours is the sweetpersuasiveness of a heavenly inspiration.
The argument of advertising carries with it a certain persuasiveness that the customer cannot resist.
Time was when good salesmanship consisted in overstocking a bookseller; this was occasioned less by persuasiveness than by overpersuasiveness.
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