▁and ▁leave ▁no ▁definite ▁re collection . ▁One ▁needs , ▁perhaps , ▁to ▁perfectly ▁enjoy ▁him , ▁a ▁Domin ican ▁habit , ▁a ▁clo ister , ▁and ▁a ▁bre vi ary ." ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁visited ▁the ▁Lake ▁Country ▁of ▁England , ▁and ▁stayed ▁under ▁Word sw orth ' s ▁roof , ▁which ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁greatest ▁honour ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁His ▁v ener ation ▁for ▁Word sw orth ▁was ▁singular ly ▁shown ▁in ▁later ▁life , ▁when ▁he ▁never ▁omitted ▁a ▁year ly ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁the ▁grave ▁of ▁that ▁poet ▁until ▁advanced ▁age ▁made ▁the ▁journey ▁impossible . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁of ▁tall ▁and ▁sl ender ▁phys ique , ▁thought ful ▁and ▁grave ▁in ▁character , ▁of ▁exceed ing ▁dign ity ▁and ▁grace ▁of ▁manner , ▁and ▁retained ▁his ▁vig orous ▁mental ▁powers ▁to ▁a ▁great ▁age . ▁According ▁to ▁Helen ▁Grace ▁Smith , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prof ound ly ▁intellectual ▁po ets ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁His ▁census ▁return ▁for ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁lists ▁his ▁profession ▁as ▁' Author .' ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Cur rag h ch ase ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight y - e ight . ▁As ▁he ▁never ▁married , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁de ▁Vere ▁at ▁his ▁death ▁became ▁ext inct ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time , ▁and ▁was ▁assumed ▁by ▁his ▁nep hew . ▁ ▁Works ▁His ▁best - known ▁works ▁are : ▁in ▁verse , ▁The ▁Sister s ▁( 1 8