▁the ▁prosper ity ▁of ▁the ▁Sem inary , ▁but ▁at ▁last ▁abandoned ▁it . ▁The ▁great ▁project ▁of ▁their ▁lives ▁was ▁defeated , ▁and ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁East , ▁where ▁Be e cher ▁went ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁son ▁Henry ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁He ▁wished ▁to ▁dev ote ▁himself ▁mainly ▁to ▁the ▁revision ▁and ▁publication ▁of ▁his ▁works . ▁But ▁his ▁intellectual ▁powers ▁began ▁to ▁decl ine , ▁while ▁his ▁physical ▁strength ▁was ▁un ab ated . ▁About ▁his ▁ 8 0 th ▁year ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁of ▁par al ysis , ▁and ▁th ence for th ▁his ▁mental ▁powers ▁only ▁gle amed ▁out ▁occasionally . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁the ▁last ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁with ▁his ▁children , ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Gro ve ▁Street ▁C emetery , ▁in ▁New ▁H aven , ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Be e cher ▁was ▁pro verb ial ly ▁absent - mind ed , ▁and ▁after ▁having ▁been ▁wr ought ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁excitement ▁of ▁pre aching ▁was ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁relax ▁his ▁mind ▁by ▁playing ▁" A uld ▁Lang ▁Sy ne " ▁on ▁the ▁viol in , ▁or ▁dan cing ▁the ▁" double ▁sh uffle " ▁in ▁his ▁par lor . ▁ ▁The ▁Har ri et ▁Be e cher ▁St owe ▁House ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio , ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁her ▁father ▁L yman ▁Be