eloquence is a salesman's stock-in-trade
1stock-in-trade — /stɒk ɪn ˈtreɪd / (say stok in trayd) noun 1. goods, assets, etc., necessary for carrying on a business. 2. the abilities, resources, etc., characteristic of or belonging to a particular group: eloquence is part of a salesman s stock in trade …
2literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
3tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …
