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They were glory days for players who respectively epitomise elegance and eloquence.

One is simply to mark the beginning of a new administration in celebration and hope — and an occasional dose of eloquence.

King was the kind of leader who comes along once in a lifetime, one with unmatched eloquence and passion.

McKenna spoke his mind in public and private with elegiac and sometimes lengthy eloquence, but was frustrated at his lack of success in behind-the-scenes political maneuvering to advance his favored policies.

Best of all, the company had a conductor of remarkable eloquence who understood movement in all its musical aspects.