“Not ’mid the clash of arms he won”

NOT ’mid the clash of arms he won

An evanescent fame.

Nor in a nation’s councils gained

A statesman’s honored name;

But in humanity’s great cause

He nobly did his part,

So shall his loved memory be

Enshrined in every heart.

With lavish hand, on all alike,

His charity bestowing,

None sought in vain his kindly heart,

With generous impulse glowing.

More lasting far than marble shaft,

Or mausoleum grand,

His mem’ry shall remain, while sounds

His fame in every land.