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the melancholy satisfaction of sauntering with him for several 

 hours at Chirnside, at the last meeting, but one, of our Club, 

 which he ever attended, and my note of that meeting will be 

 found at vol. 3, p. 211, of our transactions. He was indeed 

 the heart and soul of the Club ; he rests in the silent tomb, 

 like the priors and warriors of old, before alluded to ; yet we 

 have the pleasing reflection that his memory is respected by 

 the surviving members, and his works will not easily be 

 forgotten. Again, I must resort to the poet : — 



" Forget not the dead, who have loved, vrho have left us, 

 "Who hend o'er us now from their bright homes above ; 



But believe, never doubt, that the God who bereft us, 

 Permits them to mingle with friends they still love. 



Repeat their fond words — all their noble deeds cherish, 



Speak pleasantly of them who left us in tears ; 

 From our lips their dear names other joys should not perish, 



While time bears our feet, through the valley of years. 



Yea, forget not the dead, who are ever more nigh us. 

 Still floating sometimes round our dream-haunted bed ; 



In the loneliest hour, in the crowd they are by us. 

 Forget not the dead — oh, forget not the dead ! 



I must now conclude my address ; I fear much too long 

 and tedious, but I trust the labours of future Presidents will 

 make up for my deficiencies, and gather up what I have left 

 untold. 



I append a list of the Presidents since the commencement 

 of the Club, and the times and places where their annual 

 addresses have been delivered. 



ANNUAL ADDRESSES 



DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENTS;— 



Name. Where delivered. When delivered. 



Dr. Johnston, Coldstream, 19th September, 1832. 



Rev. A. Baird, ....,...Dunse, 18th September, 1833. 



P. J. Selby, Esq., ....Twizel House,. ..17th September, 1834. 



Robert Embleton, Biteabout, 16th September, 1835. 



Sir William Jardine, Yetholm, 21st September, 1835. 



Rev. John Baird, Norham, 20th September, 1837. 



Dr. Clarke, Ford, 19th September, 1838. 



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