“ He had at one the idealistic fervour and the balanced mind of real genius. He was a great teacher of men, for he had both wisdom and humanity. To him learning was not a mere classification of facts. It was something with which to make the world not only richer but better. ”

“ To his death the words of Francis Bacon may well be applied :
But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is Nune dimittis; when a man hath obtained worthy ends and expectations. Death hath this also, that it openeth the gate to good fame. ”