Whilst his sword is in his hand, his pen must be in his cockade; he must be as expert at fractions as at assaults. Mrs. Cowley.Whos the Dupe? Act I. Scene 1.
One after one, the lords of time advance, Here Stanley meets,how Stanley scorns the glance! The brilliant chief, irregularly great, Frank, haughty, rash, the Rupert of debate. Bulwer Lytton.The New Timon, Part I. Stanza 6.