diff --git a/src/matrix.js b/src/matrix.js
index d19697c..c8d7205 100644
--- a/src/matrix.js
+++ b/src/matrix.js
@@ -25,41 +25,28 @@ export class Matrix {
   f = 0
 
   constructor(a, b, c, d, e, f) {
-    if (b === void 0 && is(a, 'SVGMatrix')) {
-      this.a = a.a
-      this.b = a.b
-      this.c = a.c
-      this.d = a.d
-      this.e = a.e
-      this.f = a.f
-      return
-    }
-    if (a !== void 0) {
-      this.a = +a
-      this.b = +b
-      this.c = +c
-      this.d = +d
-      this.e = +e
-      this.f = +f
-    }
+    this.a = +a
+    this.b = +b
+    this.c = +c
+    this.d = +d
+    this.e = +e
+    this.f = +f
   }
 
   /**
    * Adds the given matrix to existing one
    */
   add(a, b, c, d, e, f) {
-    if (a && a instanceof Matrix) {
-      return this.add(a.a, a.b, a.c, a.d, a.e, a.f)
-    }
-    let aNew = a * this.a + b * this.c,
-      bNew = a * this.b + b * this.d
+    let _a = a * this.a + b * this.c
+    let _b = a * this.b + b * this.d
+
     this.e += e * this.a + f * this.c
     this.f += e * this.b + f * this.d
     this.c = c * this.a + d * this.c
     this.d = c * this.b + d * this.d
 
-    this.a = aNew
-    this.b = bNew
+    this.a = _a
+    this.b = _b
     return this
   }
 
@@ -70,16 +57,17 @@ export class Matrix {
     if (a && a instanceof Matrix) {
       return this.multLeft(a.a, a.b, a.c, a.d, a.e, a.f)
     }
-    let aNew = a * this.a + c * this.b,
-      cNew = a * this.c + c * this.d,
-      eNew = a * this.e + c * this.f + e
+    let _a = a * this.a + c * this.b
+    let _c = a * this.c + c * this.d
+    let _e = a * this.e + c * this.f + e
+
     this.b = b * this.a + d * this.b
     this.d = b * this.c + d * this.d
     this.f = b * this.e + d * this.f + f
 
-    this.a = aNew
-    this.c = cNew
-    this.e = eNew
+    this.a = _a
+    this.c = _c
+    this.e = _e
     return this
   }
 
@@ -87,15 +75,15 @@ export class Matrix {
    * Returns an inverted version of the matrix
    */
   invert() {
-    let me = this
-    let x = me.a * me.d - me.b * me.c
+    let { a, b, c, d, e, f } = this
+    let x = a * d - b * c
     return new Matrix(
-      me.d / x,
-      -me.b / x,
-      -me.c / x,
-      me.a / x,
-      (me.c * me.f - me.d * me.e) / x,
-      (me.b * me.e - me.a * me.f) / x
+      d / x,
+      -b / x,
+      -c / x,
+      a / x,
+      (c * f - d * e) / x,
+      (b * e - a * f) / x
     )
   }
   /**
@@ -195,18 +183,18 @@ export class Matrix {
     return x * this.b + y * this.d + this.f
   }
   get(i) {
-    return +this[String.fromCharCode(97 + i)].toFixed(4)
+    return +this[i].toFixed(4)
   }
   toString() {
     return (
       'matrix(' +
       [
-        this.get(0),
-        this.get(1),
-        this.get(2),
-        this.get(3),
-        this.get(4),
-        this.get(5)
+        this.get('a'),
+        this.get('b'),
+        this.get('c'),
+        this.get('d'),
+        this.get('e'),
+        this.get('f')
       ].join() +
       ')'
     )
@@ -301,12 +289,12 @@ export class Matrix {
       return (
         'm' +
         [
-          this.get(0),
-          this.get(1),
-          this.get(2),
-          this.get(3),
-          this.get(4),
-          this.get(5)
+          this.get('a'),
+          this.get('b'),
+          this.get('c'),
+          this.get('d'),
+          this.get('e'),
+          this.get('f')
         ]
       )
     }
diff --git a/src/paper.js b/src/paper.js
index 3344a77..f512842 100644
--- a/src/paper.js
+++ b/src/paper.js
@@ -131,19 +131,12 @@ let proto = Paper.prototype
     return el
   }
   function gradientLinear(defs, x1, y1, x2, y2) {
-    let el = make('linearGradient', defs)
+    let el = make('linearGradient', defs, { x1, y1, x2, y2 })
     el.stops = Gstops
     el.addStop = GaddStop
     el.getBBox = GgetBBox
     el.setStops = GsetStops
-    if (x1 != null) {
-      $(el.node, {
-        x1: x1,
-        y1: y1,
-        x2: x2,
-        y2: y2
-      })
-    }
+
     return el
   }
   function gradientRadial(defs, cx, cy, r, fx, fy) {
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 3067a03..27d96ee 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ export function h(el, props = null, children) {
   if (children) {
     if (Array.isArray(children)) {
       let f = doc.createDocumentFragment()
-      for (let it of children) {
-        f.appendChild(h('tspan', null, it))
+      for (let i = -1, it; (it = children[++i]); ) {
+        f.appendChild(h('tspan', { dy: i * 16 }, it))
       }
       el.appendChild(f)
     } else {