Such is the delightful Equableness of his temperament and his singular talent for reminiscence, so far is he always from undue heat while still susceptible of so much enthusiasm as shall not disturb digestion, that he might seem to have been born middle-aged.
"The Function Of The Poet And Other Essays"
James Russell Lowell
To these qualities he added a stock of good sound common sense, with a great Equableness of temperament, though he could be cynical, and even severe, when occasion demanded.
"God's Good Man"
Marie Corelli