Our heroes were men; these are _poseurs_.

Get to understand Davis, Tone, or any of our great ones, and you will find them human, gay, and lovable.

"Were you ever in love, Davis ?" asked one of his wondering admirers, and prompt and natural came the reply: "I'm never out of it." We swear by Tone for his manly virtues; we love him because we say to ourselves: "What a fine fellow for a holiday." A friend of Mitchel's travelling with him once through a storm, was astonished to find him suddenly burst out into a fine recitation, which he delivered with fine effect.

He was joyous in spirit.

For their buoyancy we love them all, and because of it we emulate them.