James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902.
July 7Lines on the Death of Sheridan
By Thomas Moore (17791852)The pride of the palace, the bower, and the hall,
The orator—dramatist—minstrel,—who ran
Through each mode of the lyre, and was master of all!
From the finest and best of all other men’s powers—
Who ruled, like a wizard the world of the heart,
And could call up its sunshine, or bring down its showers!
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;—
Whether reason or fancy, the gay or the grave—
Was as rapid, as deep, and as brilliant a tide
As ever bore Freedom aloft on its wave!