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direct, and almost conversational eloquence, which was 

 always greatly appreciated by attentive auditors, though 

 not perhaps so likely to rouse the heedless. The matter of 

 his teaching was always, I think, eminently practical and 

 instructive. His mind being highly appreciative of elevated 

 and figurative language, his Biblical reading and enuncia- 

 tion were ever appropriate and beautiful, and the cadence 

 perfect. Of music, whether sacred or not, he had a natural 

 and acknowledged appreciation and masterly judgment ; 

 and musical talent is hereditary among those whom he has 

 left to inherit his name and example. These simple annota- 

 tions explain the mental activity which enabled my lamented 

 friend to do what very few Englishmen probably have 

 accomplished at his period of life. For, being ordered to 

 Germany by his physician, for his health, when advancing 

 age was already gaining visibly upon him, he applied himself 

 to the rich and picturesque, but certainly not facile, language 

 of the Germans, and to its grand dramatic literature, with 

 signal success ; thus manifesting the command of language 

 in general conferred by the possession and enjoyment of the 

 Latin and the Greek. Ere long I found my friend quoting 

 from Goethe with all the zest which he had formely bestowed 

 upon Burns ; and right able to make his own way from 

 Cologne to the Carpathians, if needful, without an inter- 

 preter. 



The favourite ramble with my old friend was to Dunstan- 

 borough Castle, after his home occupations of the morning 

 were over. And as we started — accompanied by some 

 faithful canine attendant — he would decline such a staff as 

 I was wont to carry and take only a switch, when he would 

 cheerily cite from Juvenal — 



" Dum pedibu-s me 

 Porto meis, nullo dextram subeunte bacillo." 



The beautiful Parish Church of Embleton has been 

 worthily restored to its pristine worth under the presiding 

 care of its deceased and ever venerated pastor. And a new 

 chancel, enriched by graceful decoration, was added during 

 the same period by the Warden and Fellows of Merton 

 College. 



Ever treasuring the little kindly thoughts and words of 

 his flock, my friend, while still in his early activity, related 

 to me how a poor little girl from Embleton fell sick and 

 sank under a pulmonary malady at Bennington. The latter 



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