Ηγεῖτο γὰρ αὐτῶν ἕκαστος οὐχὶ τῷ πατρὶ καὶ τῇ μητρὶ μόνον γεγενῆσ θαι, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῇ πατρίδι. For each of them considered that not for his father and mother only was he born, but also for his fatherland. DEMOSTHENES DE CORONA. Lord of the ages, thanks For every pure career Of champions, in a hundred ranks, Or laid a young life down, For duty, the dear natal soil, And the celestial crown. BISHOP GEORGE BURGESS, CLASS OF 1826. |