Gymnasio Paes de Carvalho polnathéa commemorativa da sua fundação e inauguração 1841 - 1910

- 37 - in th is \\'o rld a re the star ry skies above c-ur heads, anel the feel ing of duty \Yithi n our hea rts. I t is only by pe rsevering and con– stant study, by the model culture ot our mind and hea rt that we sha ll be able to (ulfi l the JUSt hopes of ou r d ear Cou nt ry. Only so, as aint Pau l saio , befo re the roman centu ri on: Civt's romanus sum,-we also, \\'Íth j ust anel noble pride, sha ll be abl e to a ffirm befo re the \Vo rld:-/ am a B rar;i– lian. And \Yhen, !a ter on, ou r loving a nel g-rateful Coµntr y receives in he r embrace her illustri ous anel worthy c hildren, strc– nuous \\'o rke rs in the noble ,rn rkshop of c ivili 'ati on a nd progress ;- \\'h,en !ate r on, th e Braz ilia n land contempl ates her na– ti onal g iory and li terature, you being her fa mous au thors, then, I, if God g rants me life a nd health, sha ll have that \inspPal· able joy, that un pa rallelcd pleasure, \Yhi ch eve ry one fec l , \\ ho works fo r th e pros– peritY of h is Country, \\' hich gave him birth . \ Vell, my dea r pupils, if ;ou d esire to a rri ve crO\rn e l \\'Íth laurels of g lory at the longe<l fo r haven of your literary des– tiny, look up a t the blue sky of our loving Coll nt ry, and fix your eyes \\' Íth d edi cation an el !ove on those th ree \\hitc cl ouds, whi ch are fl oating the re: -G-od, Count ry, L ibc rty.- •