The gracious statesman,[250] politic and wise,
Is my preceptor and my long-tried friend;
Called now to separate, spare our farewell
The heartrending words affection so well loves.
That he may still continue to exhort
The people, and instruct them to be wise,
To practice virtue and to keep the laws
Of ancient sages, is my constant hope.
When I look backward o’er the field of fame
Where I have travelled a long fifty years,