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THE POTOMAC AND RAPPAHANNOCK the dignity of age. Here they rest amid the fine old trees and whispering evergreens on the banks of the Potomac. Mount Vernon 1s not merely the home of George Washington—it is also "the cradle of our national liberty,’’ and the resting place of our national glory. No fitter ending for an article on the home of George Washington can be found than the sentiments of Rev. William Jay, of England, who wrote: “There dwelt the man, the flower of human kind, Whose visage, mild, bespoke his noble mind; There dwelt the soldier, who his sword ne’er drew But in a righteous cause of freedom true; There dwelt the hero, who ne’er fought for fame, Yet gained more glory than a Caesar’s name; There dwelt the statesman, who, devoid of art, Gave soundest counsel from an upright heart. But oh! Columbia, by thy sons caressed, There dwelt the Father of the realms he blessed, Who no wish felt to make his mighty praise, Like other things, the means himself to raise, But there—retiring—breathed in pure renown, And felt a grandeur that disdained a crown.” Lita L. WILLIAMS. L197]
