Tuesday was a poignant anniversary for French people, for it-was the 10ith anniversary of the death of Rouget de Hsi, of Strasburg, jsomposer of the French national hymn, "Ed named because, written in 1792, was sung by the volunteers from illes when they marched on Paris in that anal anthems it is probely the:'most musically inspiring ay that of "any country, Rouget de Lisle lived for forty-four years after he wrote his famous "composition, fand doublies heard it on the lips of his coun: {tymen whenever the soul of the nation was moved. 1 will continue to be sung by all those French who have pride in their race, confidence in their future and courage and endurance 10 sce that that confidence shall be justified. Its strains will yet again be heard to herald tory. European France may be down for the moment, but she is not tt, and the time will yet come when the spirit of France will rise above her distort id build afresh glories, even greater' than those which are now hors ie fetlowing from valued contributor which these lines are written aaa so excellently sets forth the spirit eat osset wit sudden fear the martyrdom of Wat approaching heat
'AS Tics, dauntless, oF yore. cat spending the ea rove tery phere, "never to yield, feasting evermore'
sperate ses still loyal and. singer
And, ike 2 food of sunshine, plerelng through rca heroes eh for pare would he, Earth and the eas where Prance lic valour keeps! and, in one breath, her Hizsmen make rep "To arms 11 the Soul of France shall never diet
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