They wanted to celebrate the sacrifices of the soldiers who made the land sacred ( Martyrs)
By their death made the land sacred
Answer: Nor orphan's spoils become the minion's prey;
b Nor injur'd cities weep their slaughter'd sons;
c. And standing troops, the bane of every state,
Forever spurn'd, shall be remov'd as far
d.And stretch their empire o'er the wide domain.
On a broad base the commonwealth shall stand
e. When crowns and sceptres are grown useless things, Nor petty pretors plunder here for kings
Explanation:
This happens when Ruby becomes disappointed with Tom when the hose leaks and Ruby can no longer dive. The two stop hanging out, and Tom loses her friendship.
The light, then, is the light that her friendship brought to his life. Her friendship is light -- it is happiness and is joy to Tom. When the two friends stop hanging out, the light goes out of the marsh. The author is saying the joy has gone out of Tom's life.
