 | England - 1924 - 1072 pages
...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 no attempt to imitate... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1817 - 494 pages
...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 carried a heart-stain away on its blade ; — Whose ELOQUENCE — bright'ning whatever it tried, Whether reason... | |
 | Thomas Moore - Irish poetry (in English) - 1818 - 186 pages
...And could call up its sunshine, or bring down its showers ! " Whose humour, as gay as the fire-fly's light, - " Play'd round every subject, and shone as...the combat, as gentle as bright, " Ne'er carried a heart-stain away on its blade ; — " Whose eloquence — bright' ning whatever it tried, " Whether... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 638 pages
...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 carried a heart-stain away on its blade;— " ' Whose eloquence— bright'ning whatever it tried, Whether reason... | |
 | 1818 - 428 pages
...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... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...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 carried a heart-stain away on its blade ; — "Whose eloquence — bright'ning whatever it tried, •' Whether... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1823 - 298 pages
...take any sustenance, and declined, for him, by his friends. " Whose humour, as gay as the fire-fly's light, " Play'd round every subject, and shone as...the combat, as gentle as bright, " Ne'er carried a heart-stain away on-its blade ; — " Whose eloquence — bright'ning whatever it tried, " Whether... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1823 - 316 pages
...take any sustenance, and declined, for bim, by his friends. " Whose humour, as gay as the fire-fly's light, " Play'd round every subject, and shone as...the combat, as gentle as bright, " Ne'er carried a heart-stain away on its blade ; — " Whose eloquence — hright'ning whatever it tried, " Whether... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1825 - 464 pages
...could call up its sunshine, or draw down its showers; — ' " Whose humour, as gay as the fire-fly's light, Play'd round every subject, and shone, as it...in the combat as gentle as bright, Ne'er carried a heart-stain away on its blade ; — '" Whose eloquence, brightening whatever it tried, Whether reason... | |
 | Thomas Moore - Dramatists - 1825 - 654 pages
...And could call up its sunshine, or draw down its showers;— " Whose humour, as gay as the fire-fly's light, Play'd round every subject, and shone, as it...in the combat as gentle as bright, Ne'er carried a heart-stain away on its blade; — " Whose eloquence, brightening whatever it tried, Whether reason... | |
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Whose wit, in the combat, as gentle as bright, " Ne'er carried a heart-stain away on its blade... 
