Note 50 — Chapter III · BOYHOOD—EDINBURGH ACADEMY—“OLD 31”—HOLIDAYS AT GLENLAIR—1841 TO 1844—ÆT. 10-13.
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The inscription beneath his bust in Balliol College, Oxford, is a just tribute to the memory of one who, though he had his foibles, was a born educator, and no ordinary man:
John Williams, M.A., Archdeacon of Cardigan—1835-1858; Rector of the Edinburgh Academy—1824-1847; Warden of Llandovery College—1848-1853; Who, by the geniality of his Character And the vigour of his Intellect, Won the hearts of his Pupils, And gave his life to the study of the Classics in Scotland: A Celtic Scholar, An ardent lover of Wales and of the Welsh People, After a long absence, He returned to his Native Land And devoted his great talents To the instruction of his Countrymen: Born 1792; Died 1858. He resided at this College Between the years 1810 and 1814.
See also Lockhart’s Life of Scott, small edition of 1871, pp. 484, 744, 781.