Help, O Lord, my weak endeavor;
This dull soul to rapture raise;
Thou must light the flame, or never
Can my love be warmed to praise."
Dr. Scott, in whose Annapolis home Key had spent so many happy days, died in 1814, the year of the composition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Mrs. Scott lived until 1819.
XLIX
THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON
THE BEGINNINGS OF WASHINGTON CITY, AND THE
STORY OF THE HOME OF CONGRESS
The selection of parts of Virginia and Maryland as the site of the Federal District in which the National Capital was to be located was made only after many years of discussion.