...sacrifice ascend to heaven And draw down freedom on her evermore. Calendaro. But if we fail /. Bertuccio They never fail who die In a great cause : the block...gore ; Their heads may sodden in the sun; their limbs Be strung to city gates and castle walls — But still their spirit walks abroad. Though years Elapse,...

...Sometimes death is the price that must be paid for the victory of an ideal. Lord Byron put it in this poem: They never fail who die In a great cause. The block...gore; Their heads may sodden in the sun; their limbs Be strung to city gates and castle walls — But still their spirit walks abroad. Though years Elapse,...

...had they failed. But what of those that have not succeeded? There are none : "They never die who fall In a great cause. The block may soak their gore, Their heads may rotten in the sun; their limbs Be strung to city gates and castle walls. But still their spirit walks...