Through each mode of the lyre, and was master of all.
On the Death of Sheridan.
Whose wit in the combat, as gentle as bright,
Ne'er carried a heart-stain away on its blade.
On the Death of Sheridan.
Good at a fight, but better at a play;
Godlike in giving, but the devil to pay.
On a Cast of Sheridan's Hand.
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Though an angel should write, still 't is devils must print.