Richard Brinsley Sheridan [ Art and Literature / Politics / Association ]
… his Monody on the Death of the Right Honorable R. B. Sheridan , Byron portrayed him as a bard and man of wit and social eloquence whose likeness in societies will never be found again. ‘Ye Bards! To whom The Drama’s muse is dear, He was your Master – emulate him here ! Ye men of wit and social eloquence! He was your brother – bear his ashes hence! […] Long shall we seek his likeness –long in vain, And turn to all …
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