“The Pilgrim Fathers are at rest.
When Summer’s throned on high,
And the world’s warm breast is in verdure dressed
Go stand on the hill where they lie.
The earliest ray of the golden day
On that hallowed spot is cast,
And the evening sun as he leaves the world,
Looks kindly on that spot last.”
On the 17th of June, 1825, Mr. Webster delivered his memorable oration at the laying of the cornerstone of Bunker Hill monument, containing the well known passage, “Let it rise till it meet the sun in his coming; let the earliest light of the morning gild it, and parting day linger and play on its summit.”