n. [ F. éloquence, L. eloquentia, fr. eloquens. See Eloquent. ]
Eloquence is speaking out . . . out of the abundance of the heart. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]
Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
The hearts of men are their books; events are their tutors; great actions are their eloquence. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
O, let my books be then the eloquence
And dumb presagers of my speaking breast. Shak.