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Quote by Philip Freneau
But fame is theirs - and future daysOn pillard brass shall tel

But fame is theirs – and future days
On pillard brass shall tell their praise;
Shall tell – when cold neglect is dead –
These for their country fought and bled. – Philip Freneau

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