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
His facility of speech was learned when he was a pupil at Hiram.
From From Canal Boy to President Or the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield by Horatio Alger
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 Justin McCarthy
Thus, facility of speech, which in itself is a merit, should not have any advantage over sound learning, especially in regard to functions where speech-making plays no part.
From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Paul Janet
Yes, there was something more than attractive features and a pleasant facility of speech.
From The Emancipated by George Gissing
