And with great names his name enwreathed.
For tell me not his place was low,
His sterling voice till then unheard.
He knew and dared to answer “No!”
Whole volumes spoke in that one word,
And duty could no further go.
Nor oftenest on war's glorious field,
Or in the gaze of favoring men,
Does duty call, but when the shield
Of secrecy protects, or when