Memories of Virginia
THIRD MEMORY.
College of William and Mary
In sixteen hundred and ninety-three,
William and Mary from English view,
Founded the College of the Crown,
For which they stood the sponsors true.
The College of William and Mary,
At Williamsburg, the Alpha town,
With royal charter and great seal,
To stand exponent of the Crown.
The Mecca of the Pioneers,
The object lesson of opinion,
Repository of events.
The archive home of the Dominion.
James Blair, the founding president,
The man of hope in time of fears;
The commissary of the Crown,
The president for fifty years.
Class after class left campus field,
Men of true courage and dauntless will,
To open paths of destiny,
The motto Onward! Onward Still!
The college badge, the coat of arms,
The decoration prize of life,
Worn with just pride by New World sons,
The future men to win the strife.
Washington his commission won,
With famous Clarks of high degree,
Surveyors of Dominion lands,
Three exploring sons of destiny.
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