George Mason of Virginia Citizen Statesman Philosopher (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from George Mason of Virginia Citizen Statesman Philosopher "Gunston Hall" The broad Potomac winds its way By murmuring tarn and moss-grown wall, Through mountain, hill and meadow land, And flows, at length, by Gunston Hall, Where Hero, patriot, statesman, sage, For truth and freedom risked his all, Home, honor, freedom, life itself, Were nobly staked at Gunston Hall. The Shield that braved a Monarch's wrath, The bugle of the clarion call, The sword that smote a tyrant's crown, Were swiftly forged at Gunston Hall. And when the mighty war was o'er, And freedom gained for one and all, Back to their father's home returned The valiant sons of Gunston Hall. The modest maiden, virtuous, fair, The stalwart youth so strong and tall, Plighted their vows and pledged their truth Amid the bowers of Gunston Hall. The matron spun the golden fleece, The loom responded to the call, The distaff and the spindle whirred Their ceaseless rounds in Gunston Hall. The generations came and went - Wives, mothers, daughters, sisters all, Husbands and fathers, brothers, sons, Lived, loved and wed at Gunston Hall. The years creep on with noiseless tread, As silently the ages fall, The centuries have left their stains Upon the stones of Gunston Hall. When worldly pleasures fail to please, When wealth and earthly honors pall, When duty points to nobler aims, Go, stranger, visit Gunston Hall. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.