Hi Seamus
I've been out of the YWO loop for a while and have only by chance seen your response to my outdated thread on show and tell. Thank you for taking the trouble to respond. Unfortunately, your examples are somewhat addled, particularly 'brighten' and 'her whole person' to mention just two of them. Perhaps a little water added to the poteen, would help?

Rev. RM
Somedays you're the pigeon. Somedays you're the statue!
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Rev. Sydney Smith
1765-1840