Americans, we come to mark a spot. (2) May all who behold that spot note that it is distinguished. (3) May the monument proclaim the importance of the event it commemorates. (4) May infancy learn from it the love of country. (5) May it speak to labor. (6) May it strengthen patriotism. (7) May it prove an inspiration to religion. (8) May it bid adieu to the departing citizen and welcome the comer home. (9) Let it rise forever.
Note the sequence of events and hopes: (1) Marking the spot. (2) The distinguishing of the spot. (3) Proclaiming the magnitude of the event it commemorates. (4) A lesson for infancy. (5) Encouragement to labor. (6) A stimulant for patriotism. (7) An aid to religion. (8) A symbol to the patriot. (9) May it be everlasting. Thus, by dismissing the
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