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By his literary and scientific attainments, By his professional learning and ability, By the clearness and accuracy of his intellect, By diligence, by patience, by firmness, by love of truth, By public spirit, ardent and disinterested, Yet always under the guidance of discretion, By rigid uprightness, by unostentatious piety, By the serenity of his temper, And by the benevolence of his heart. He was born on the 29th September 1797. He died on the 21st October 1837. ***** EPITAPH ON LORD METCALFE. (1847.) Near this stone is laid CHARLES, LORD METCALFE, A Statesman tried in many high offices, And difficult conjunctures, And found equal to all. The three greatest Dependencies of the British Crown Were successively entrusted to his care. In India, his fortitude, his wisdom, His probity, and his moderation, Are held in honourable remembrance By men of many races, languages, and religions. In Jamaica, still convulsed by a social revolution, His prudence calmed the evil passions Which long suffering had engendered in one class And long domination in another. In Canada, not yet recovered from the calamities of civil war, He reconciled contending factions to each other, And to the Mother Country. Costly monuments in Asiatic and American cities Attest the gratitude of the nations which he ruled. This tablet records the sorrow and the pride With which his memory is cherished by his family. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 3. (of 4), by Thomas Babington Macaulay *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WRITINGS OF LORD MACAULAY *** ***** This file should be named 2169.txt or 2169.zip ***** This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/1/6/2169/ Produced by Mike Alder and Sue Asscher Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to copying
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