FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Born in Florence, Italy, May 12th, 1820;
died in London August 13th, 1910
SANTA FILOMENA
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Whene’er a noble deed is wrought
Whene’er is spoke a noble thought
Our hearts, in glad surprise,
To higher levels rise.
The tidal wave of deeper souls
Into our inmost being rolls
And lifts us unawares