Even so, the Poet cannot wholly govern his own muse; for, when he would sing of woe, "The glory of the sum of things," the grandeur of life's experience, will sometimes rule the chords.
"A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'"
Alfred Gatty
Mrs. Jordan, another "stage star," a representative of the comic muse, obtained animation from frequent use of snuff.
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews
I began to muse on this....
"The Debit Account"
Oliver Onions