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 jiKOUGnouHT th' world— search— every land, 
 No pile, no fabric j^et- dotli stand, 
 Rearing its head so near th' sky, 
 Attracting- ev'ry passer-by 
 To stop and read — thereon a name 
 Hung high upon th' walls of fame — 
 Shrined in our hearts — as Free Nona's Son — 
 Noble — Heroic — Washington ! 
 
 The specks in thee ; th' flaws be few ; 
 Lilve he, wlio for his country drew 
 Th' sword — to make his country free 
 From shore to shore, from sea to sea ; 
 Hold free from stain, his name on thee. 
 Thro' calm— thro' storm — adversity ; 
 Hand down his name — who vict'ry won ! 
 Noble— Heroic— Washington ! 
 
 Tall, peaceful, graceful, tow'ring shaft ! 
 Speak thou of him, who wept— who laughed — 
 With country's sorrow— country's glee,— 
 Unfurled th' banner of th' free. 
 Dying bequeathed — a name of fire, 
 Which freemen thrill'd with hope— desire — 
 To crown th' work by him begun ; 
 Noble — Heroic — Washington 1 
 
 Point upward ! to the noonday sun. 
 
 Its brilliant light— thou need'st not shun. 
 
 It— casts thy shadow on this earth— 
 
 This land— he loved— which gave him birth — 
 
 This land he worked for — toiled for — bled — 
 
 Placed freedom's pillow 'neath its hetid. 
 
 Then threw aside th' sword and gun. 
 
 Noble— Heroic — Washington ! 
 
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 I ->ODE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STAT 
 
 By FEARNLEIGH LEONARD M( 
 
 COfYRIGHT IN 1835, BY F. I 
 
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 Point vipward ! mid th" dejiths of nijiht. 
 Point upward ! wlieie faint !• pt cks of light- 
 Denote tliat stars— a Uaming: liost, 
 Now watcli thee at tliy dutied post ; 
 Sentinel faithful, lofty, high— 
 Constantly pointing to th' sky ; 
 Tell to th' heavens ! his work is done ! 
 Noble— Heroic— Washington ! 
 
 Point upward high ! while we roll by— 
 
 We as a generation dio. 
 
 Tell thou to youth as yit unborn, 
 
 The action mean — the lie to scorn ! 
 
 As he — ^whose name we grave on thee — 
 
 (Emblem of truth where 'er it be, 
 
 'Neath thick'ning night or blazing sun — ) 
 
 Noble — Heroic — Washington ! 
 
 Great noble shaft ! point to the sky ! 
 Fail not our trust in thee so high. 
 Symbolize him, our Reacon sure. 
 Like him, be steadfast ! firm ! endure ! 
 Guard well th' name engraved hereon — 
 When we beholding thee are gone ; 
 Thy watchword pass from Sire to Son ! 
 Noble — Heroic— Washington ! 
 
 Great marble shaft ! point to th' sky ! 
 Point I while th' elements roll by, 
 Point! 'mid their fire-llame smoke and raj 
 Point ! as th' triumph of the age. 
 Point ! tho' th' thunders round thee roll, 
 Point ! thro' th' flame a livid scroll, 
 Point ! to thy Country's, Freedom's Son ! 
 Point ! to th' name of Washington ! 
 
 rO THE NATIONAL WASHINGTON MONUMENT.-^ 
 ^GUE, Washington, D. C, 1885. | 
 
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 IE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 
 
fE^f^LEIGH LEQN^I^ MONTAGUE, 
 Landscape Painter, Washington, D. C, 
 
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 Abbreviated Testimony of the Press, at the U S. Capital, Washington, D. C. 
 
 " The National Republican : " Notable works of art.—" Daily Post : " 
 Best ever exhibited here. — "Evening Star:" Montague excels. — "Re- 
 public" (society paper) : Montague's pictures are neither many nor com- 
 mon either in color or in pure Chiar-oscuro. The English, the American, 
 the Canadian and Australian press have vied in giving him, in both 
 branches of color and form, the highest praise as a perfect master of 
 his art — he never duplicates his paintings under any pretense — with 
 more meritorious productions than his we are not acquainted. 
 
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