Excerpt from The Pilgrimage to Monticello, the Home and Tomb of Thomas Jefferson All hail! Thrice hail Virginias stalwart son! The kingliest man that eer defied a king! Long through the thankful earth thy name shall ring, While swells the breast of sea, or shines the sun Upon the strong free men in whom shall run Red blood of Saxon, Celt, or Frank! I sing True praise of him, whose words, like Davids sling - The scorn of worldly captains yet shall stun Great trust-kings greed and gold, and stay their might. So long abused. Fair Freedoms saint! Thy pen Proclaims Heaven's justice, and the people's right To rule themselves! Just wrath will smite again Lords who enslave; for, equal in God's sight. We must be equal in the courts of men. - Henning Webb Prentis. Saint Louis, Dec 13, 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.