A portentous clash of dominant personalties that form the essence of the play are necessarily touched upon but briefly in the short space of four acts.
"Marcia Schuyler"
Grace Livingston Hill Lutz
But it is one thing to perceive the tenor of personalties, and another and very different thing to be able to conduct them.
"Life and Character of Richard Carlile"
George Jacob Holyoake
Much correspondence forthwith ensued between Collingwood and Stanhope with respect to the distribution of the portion of the furniture and personalties which had been bequeathed to Stanhope and which he was anxious to place at the disposal of Lady Collingwood, who, nevertheless, declined the offer.
"The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope v. I."
A. M. W. Stirling (compiler)