Master of Caius:
I take the war
list and I run down it,
name after name, which I cannot read,
and which we,
who are older than you,
cannot hear without emotion;
but which to us summon up face after
face,
full of honesty and goodness,
zeal and vigor,
and intellectual
promise;
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the flower of a generation,
the glory of England;
and they died
for England
and all that England stands for.
And now by tragic necessity
their
dreams have become yours.
Let me exhort you: examine yourselves.
Let each
of you discover
where your true chance of greatness lies.
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For their sakes,
for the sake of your College and your country,
seize this chance,
rejoice
in it,
and let no power or persuasion
deter you in your task.
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