Florida “ I saw the spires of Oxford As I was passing by, The grey spires of Oxford Against a pearl-grey sky; My heart was with the Oxford men Who went abroad to die. ” — Winifred Mary Letts, "The Spires of Oxford" (1916) Source Knowles, Elizabeth. "Winifred Mary Letts". Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2 December 2009.