The Mentor

Timothy Murphy's Mentor

Before: "when I lived so near," After: "when I was located so near"

Could be he lived as in he lived in a house near the teacher, or he lived as in he was alive when that person lived near him.

Before: "of the wholly grown" After: "of the completely grown"

Could be interpreted either as the person is completely grown or their mind is compltely grown.

Before: "and the nearly great" After: "and the nearly famous"

Telling how the person is either nearly good or nearly notable for it.