Henry is most warm and powerful in Declamation being perfectly Master of 'Action Utterrance and Power of Speech to stir Men's Blood' yet the Weight of Argument is so strong on the Side of Truth as wholly to destroy even on weak Minds the Effects of his Eloquence.
Beveridge reflects on the power of eloquence and argument in debate, emphasizing the strength of truth over mere rhetoric.
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