GEORGE WASHINGTON by ANONYMOUS

(A recitation for five small boys. Let each boy hold in his right hand a card
with date, lifting it high during his recitation.)

@31732@1 In Seventeen Hundred Thirty-Two
George Washington was born;
Truth, goodness, skill, and glory high,
His whole life did adorn.

@31775@1 In Seventeen Hundred Seventy-Five,
The chief command he took
Of all the army in the State
And ne'er his flag forsook.

1783 In Seventeen Hundred Eighty-Three
Retired to private life
He saw his much-loved country free
From battle and from strife.

@31789@1 In Seventeen Hundred Eighty-Nine
The country with one voice,
Proclaimed him President to shine,
Blessed by the people's choice.

@31799@1 In Seventeen Hundred Ninety-Nine
The nation's tears were shed,
To see the Patriot life resign,
And sleep among the dead.

@3All@1 As "first in war, and first in peace,"
As patriot, father, friend,
He will be blessed till time shall cease,
And earthly life shall end.

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