| Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1816 - 472 páginas
...sunshine, or bring down its showers ! *' Whose humour, as gay as the fire-fly's light, " Play'd round every subject, and shone as it play'd ;— " Whose wit in...carried a heart-stain away on its blade;— / " Whose eloquence—bright'ning whatever it tried, " Whether reason or fancy, the gay or the grave,— " Was... | |
| 1817 - 494 páginas
...Whose humour, as gay as the fire-fly's light, Played round every subject, and shone as it played ;-— Whose wit in the combat, as gentle as bright, Ne'er...heart-stain away on its blade ; — Whose ELOQUENCE — bright'ning whatever it tried, Whether reason or fancy, the gay or the grave, — Was as rapid,... | |
| 1924 - 1072 páginas
...that was Sheridan, whose wit was as kindly as it was brilliant. Well might Moore write of him — " Whose wit in the combat, as gentle as bright, Ne'er carried a heart stain away on its blade."1 But though Byron had a great admiration for Sheridan's wit, he made... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1818 - 186 páginas
...or bring down its showers ! " Whose humour, as gay as the fire-fly's light, - " Play'd round every subject, and shone as it play'd ;— " Whose wit,...heart-stain away on its blade ; — " Whose eloquence — bright' ning whatever it tried, " Whether reason or fancy, the gay or the grave, — " Was as rapid,... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1818 - 140 páginas
...or bring down its showers!— " Whose humour, as gay as the fire-fly's light, " Play'd round every subject, and shone as it play'd;— " Whose wit, in...carried a heart-stain away on its blade;—• " Whose eloquence—bright'ning whatever it tried, " Whether reason or fancy, the gay or the grave,— « Was... | |
| 1818 - 638 páginas
...humour, as gay as the fire -fly '.s light, Play'd round every subject, and phone as it play 'd ; — Whose wit, in the combat, as gentle as bright, Ne'er...heart-stain away on its blade;— " ' Whose eloquence— bright'ning whatever it tried, Whether reason or fancy, the gay or the grave,— Was as rapid, as deep,... | |
| 1818 - 428 páginas
...Whose humour, as gny as the fire-fly's light, Play'd round en ry subject, and shone as it ptay'd ;— Whose wit, in the combat, as gentle, as bright, Ne'er carried a iK'ai-i'stain away on its blade;— ** ' Whose eloquence— bright'n ing whatever it tried, Whether... | |
| 1819 - 236 páginas
...carried a heart-sigh or blush on its blade \ .« Whose eloquence — mocking whatever it tried, Wrhether Reason, or Fancy, the gay or the grave — Was as rapid, as chaste, and as brilliant a tide As ever bore Warren f- aloft on its wave !" * The author of Sauces,... | |
| British melodies - 1820 - 280 páginas
...humour, as gay as the fire-fly's light, " Play'd round every subject, and shone as it play'd j— " Whose wit, in the combat, as gentle as bright, " Ne'er...heart-stain away on its blade ; — "Whose eloquence — bright'ning whatever it tried, •' Whether reason or fancy, the gay or the grave,— " Wus as... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1823 - 316 páginas
...declined, for bim, by his friends. " Whose humour, as gay as the fire-fly's light, " Play'd round every subject, and shone as it play'd — " Whose wit, in...heart-stain away on its blade ; — " Whose eloquence — hright'ning whatever it tried, " Whether reason or fancy, the gay or the grave — " Was as rapid,... | |
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