FOOTNOTES:
[87] From “Pen and Ink” by Brander Matthews. Copyright, 1888, by Longmans. Printed here by special permission of Professor Matthews.
[88] Author of the Marseillaise. Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836). An enthusiastic French Captain who composed the Marseillaise at Strasburg on April 24, 1792, as a song for the Army of the Rhine.
[89] Author of the Wacht am Rhein. Max. Schneckenburger (1819-1849).
[90] Tyrtæan Bard. Tyrtæus (7th century B.C.) was an unknown crippled Greek school teacher who wrote songs of such power that they inspired the Spartans to victory.
[91] Lauriger Horatius. The first words of a well-known college song written in Latin.
[92] Joseph Hopkinson (1770-1842). Author of Hail Columbia! He was the son of Francis Hopkinson who signed the Declaration of Independence.
[93] Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910). Author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, which she wrote in 1861 as the result of a visit to a great camp near Washington.
[94] Beggars' Opera. An opera written by John Gay (1685-1732). The songs in the opera made use of well-known Scotch and English tunes. The opera itself is a satire on dishonesty in public life.
[95] Walter Crane (1845-1915). An English painter and producer of children's books.