He did not possess that suavity of manner which is so invaluable to leaders of men and public opinion, and so he alarmed or offended others.
All this was abetted by an instinctive suavity of phrasing and delivery recalling only the most supreme among his colleagues.
His voice was noted in his prime for its exceptional power and solidity rather than for its beauty or suavity of phrasing.
Nobody can match his extraordinary blend of suavity and savagery.
In truth, he united all the qualities of a great judge, an intellect comprehensive, quick and acute, diligence, integrity, patience, suavity.
He threw in his lot with the reformers, and composed many heated debates by his courtly suavity and excellent knowledge of business.
But suavity has its limits.
I suggest that we turn our attention from the way they did it, with all their usual suavity and skill, to what they were doing.
