Wake the power within thee slumbering, trim the plot that's in thy keeping, thou wilt bless the task when reaping sweet labour's prize.

2 Vol. He was somewhat erratic in his methods but his lectures were a triumph of influential personality. A Song of Heroes William Blackwood & Sons 1890.

John Stuart Blackie (28 July 1809 – 2 March 1895) was a Scottish scholar and man of letters.