SEVENTH PUPIL.—­Washington did the two greatest things which, in politics, man can have the privilege of attempting.  He maintained, by peace, that independence of his country which he had acquired by war.  He founded a free government, in the name of the principles of order, and by re-establishing their sway. Guizot.

EIGHTH PUPIL.—­Greater soldiers, more intellectual statesmen, and profounder sages have doubtless existed in the history of the English race, perhaps in our own country, but not one who to great excellence in the threefold composition of man—­the physical, intellectual, and moral—­has added such exalted integrity, such unaffected piety, such unsullied purity of soul, and such wondrous control of his own spirit.  He illustrated and adorned the civilization of Christianity, and furnished an example of the wisdom and perfection of its teachings which the subtlest arguments of its enemies cannot impeach. Vance.

NINTH PUPIL.—­ He fought, but not with love of strife; he struck but to defend; And, ere he turned a people’s foe, he sought to be a friend.  He strove to keep his country’s right by Reason’s gentle word And sighed when fell injustice threw the challenge sword to sword.  He stood, the firm, the calm, the wise, the patriot and sage; He showed no deep, avenging hate, no burst of despot rage; He stood for liberty and truth, and dauntlessly led on, Till shouts of victory gave forth the name of Washington. Eliza Cook.

IN CONCERT.—­
Washington, the brave, the wise, the good. 
Supreme in war, in council, and in peace. 
Valiant without ambition, discreet without fear, confident without
  presumption. 
In disaster, calm; in success, moderate; in all, himself. 
The hero, the patriot, the Christian. 
The father of nations, the friend of mankind,
Who, when he had won all, renounced all, and sought in the bosom of
  his family and of nature, retirement, and in the hope of religion,
  immortality.
Inscription at Mount Vernon.