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matical ability. During his years of teaching his knowledge of 

 the languages was in daily use, and throughout life the litera- 

 tures of Greece, of^Rome, and of Italy were a source of enjoy- 

 ment to him. His powerfully retentive memory was stored 

 with long passages from the poets of the past, Tasso being his 

 especial favourite. 



