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Horton's poem expresses regret at Prof. William Hooper's departure from the University and wishes him well in his new position at the Furman Institute in South Carolina.

 "Farewell Address to Prof. Hooper," Poem by George M. Horton, September 1837; Raleigh Register and North-Carolina Gazette, October 9, 1837, 41 POETRY. "LIKE ORIENT PEARLS AT RANDOM STRUNG." FOR THE REGISTER. Farewell Address to Prof. Hooper, BY GEORGE HORTON, THE BLACK POET. Farewell, if thou hence wil't depart, And leave us, dull brooding behind, The thought of thy flight, is a veil to each heart, And clogs all the wheels of the mind. If thy race in this College is o'er, And duty forbids thy delay, Farewell! but thy conduct we still shall adore, When fortune shall waft thee away. We still shall thy powers proclaim, And thy deeds we will ever admire; Here, no mortal tongue shall extinguish thy fame But kindle its taper, still higher. The Sun of our language must set, Gladly to rise on some distant shore; He leaves us in gloom, with tears of regret, And will illumine this College no more! Then honor'd Professor, farewell! May the joys of life be thy lot; And though grief may our sad bosoms swell, Thy virtues shall ne'er be forgot. Chapel Hill, N. C. Sept. 1837.

1. Raleigh Register and North-Carolina Gazette, October 9, 1837, p. 4, NCC.