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 44 And memories, and melodies unsung,

Have visited thy heart, and kept it young.

Thou hast had strength, where many failed, to glean

Good from a doubtful harvest; thou hast seen

Light where the shade lay deep.

The future with the present praise must blend

To crown thy triumphs worthily, dear friend;

But we remembrance keep

More grateful, even, for thyself than them,

And lay upon thy brow love's anadem.