Mr. Darwent had a wonderful memory and having lived under four Sovereigns he, being only seven yours old when Queen Victoria came to the Throne, could relate some of the things connected with the aftermath of the battle of Waterloo and the Indian Mutiny. "Ho was a great reader of all kinds of literature. He was a good Latin, Greek and Hebrew scholar and just' before his death a his possession containing a number of "Christian Hebrew which he enjoyed Of late years he was. the habit on his birthday of writing.
poem on the events of his long The following verse, he wrote (1) Great has been Thy Goodness, Lord, Feithtl car Thy promised word, athfol to-Thy Promised word, In my Work, azod keep me well Phot T'might ite Glories tell. Thy Blessed Truth
In'my Manhood' varied ways, Thou hast been my help and Guide Ins thone bright and. happy days with my: loved ones by my aid Tu my age Thou hast not. fa To give Hope, and comfort me, Over all Thou hast prevailed, That Thy presence I might. see. May all those T leave' behind Trust in Chest and faithful prove, Then they tholi most surely find His unmeasurable Love.
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