Reverberations :: :: University of Virginia Library

Well have ye fought, and nobly have ye done,
And what if ye are vanquished—what if Wrong
Have been victorious? Truth is not less strong,
And her great battle is but now begun.
The father fails, success awaits the son;
Strength dwells unseen in all the true and brave,
Great memories sanctify the hero's grave,
And where Right is, the victory must be won.
Henceforth the people's cause is not with kings;
Henceforth there is no trust in sceptred men,
But in the popular heart that dares all things,
In crownless Genius with his clear full ken.
Hope, like the lark in clouds, sweet music sings,
And Force and Fraud crouch, wolf-like, in their den.