...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...

...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,...

...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...

...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,...

...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...

...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,...

...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...

...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,...

...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...

...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,...