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(Read at his funeral, January 21, 1908)
Oh, quick to feel the lightest touch / Of beauty or of truth, / Rich in the thoughtfulness of age, / The hopefulness of youth, / The courage of the gentle heart, / The wisdom of the pure, / The strength of finely tempered souls / To labour and endure!