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Fluent, earnest, rapid, sharp, incisive, his words came forth like a flashing scymitar.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Fluent, earnest, rapid, sharp, incisive, his words came forth like a flashing scymitar.”
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Sumner uses vivid imagery to describe the powerful and incisive nature of the individual's speech.
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