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Less stern he seems, who sits in equal state
On the twin throne and shares the empire's

weight;

Around his lips the subtle life that plays

Steals quaintly forth in many a jesting phrase;

A lightsome nature, not so hard to chafe,

150 Pleasant when pleased; rough-handled, not so

safe;

Some tingling memories vaguely I recall,
But to forgive him. God forgive us all!

One yet remains, whose well-remembered name
Pleads in my grateful heart its tender claim;
155 His was the charm magnetic, the bright look
That sheds its sunshine on the dreariest book;
A loving soul to every task he brought
That sweetly mingled with the lore he taught;
Sprung from a saintly race that never could
160 From youth to age be anything but good,
His few brief years in holiest labors spent,
Earth lost too soon the treasure heaven had lent.
Kindest of teachers, studious to divine

Some hint of promise in my earliest line,

165 These faint and faltering words thou canst not

hear

Throb from a heart that holds thy memory dear.
As to the traveller's eye the varied plain
Shows through the window of the flying train,

145. Rev. Jonathan Clement, D. D., of Norwich, Vt.; formerly of Woodstock. He married one of the Phillips family. 146. There were two master's desks in little inclosures, facing the school and at equal distances from the centre.

153. Rev. Samuel H. Stearns, at one time pastor of the Old South Church, Boston. He was a brother of President Stearns of Amherst College, and the family, in various members, was very intimately connected with Phillips Academy.

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