Writing about laws which allowed a man to will his children to a guardian unrelated to their mother , Gage observed :
Gage wrote clearly , logically , and often with a dry wit and a well - honed sense of irony .
Writing about laws which allowed a man to will Gage 's children to a guardian unrelated to their mother , Gage observed :
Gage wrote clearly , logically , and often with a dry wit and a well - honed sense of irony .