In regard to speech a man may study all that which may make him Suasive, but if he go beyond that he will trench on those histrionic efforts which he will know to be wrong because he will be ashamed to acknowledge them.
"The Duke's Children"
Anthony Trollope
So spoke the great advocate with Suasive eloquence-with eloquence dangerously Suasive as regarded his own happiness.
"The Bertrams"
Anthony Trollope
"My dear," said Aunt Margaret, the next morning, speaking in her most Suasive tone, "your Cousin Tom is to be allowed to call here."
"Ayala's Angel"
Anthony Trollope