facility of speech
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Ultimately, it seeks to explain the ages-old mystery of precisely how and why man developed the unique facility of speech as an expression of thought, which, more than any other activity, separates him from animals.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eloquence, or at least a certain facility of speech, is one of the gifts of the man of poise.
From Poise: How to Attain It by Starke, D.
He had a ready wit, a dexterity in epigram, an astonishing facility of speech, and a very great appreciation of his own power of turning friends or foes into ridicule.
From A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III by McCarthy, Justin
Gift of the gab; a facility of speech, nimble tongued eloquence.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis
Through constant study, and by leading the life of an ascetic, he acquired a facility of speech which obtained for him a great reputation amongst the uneducated and superstitious classes in which he moved.
From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by Wingate, F. R.
