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...monumentum requiris, circumspice (at Page 11, that...
...monumentum requiris, circumspice-is the apt epitaph of England's great Christopher Wren in St. Paul's Cathedral, his architectural monument. The monument is not Wren's alone: within the high-domed, Italianate majesty of St. Paul's on London's Ludgate Hill lie British immortals Nelson, Wellington and Jellicoe. Transepts and chapels bulge with toga-ed statues to admirals of the fleet, generals of the line, with monuments to famous victories...
...they are possessed of everything which made them capable in the days of their greatness and activity. The battles yet to be fought are many, and it would be more heartening to have the commandor in charge. Yet the battles which have been won are the most important. St. monumentum requires, circumspice...
...ALUMNI MONUMENTUM...