...Whose humor, as gay as the firefly's light, Play'd round every subject, and shone as it played ; — Whose wit, in the combat, as gentle as bright Ne'er carried a heart stain away on its blade ; — 44 Whose eloquence, — brightening whatever it tried, Whether reason or fancy, the gay or the...

...Sheridan's good-nature, good-humor, unwillingness to hurt or to wound were conspicuous. [As Moore said — " Whose wit, in the combat as gentle as bright, Ne'er carried a heart-stain away on its blade." Well, then, another trait in his character was his | extreme power...