 ... gulfs are burning — forward! — there is no returning. Soldier, rest — but not for thee spreads the world her downy pillow; on the rock thy couch must be, while around thee chafes the billow: thine must be a watchful sleep, wearier than another's...  The Wesleyan juvenile offering - Page 92by Wesleyan Methodist missionary society - 1849Full view - About this book
 | John Greenleaf Adams - Consolation - 1840 - 230 pages
...: Close behind thee gulfs are burning ; Forward ! — there is no returning. Soldier, rest — but not for thee Spreads the world her downy pillow ;...battle-field, Girded — grasping sword and shield ; Those, thou canst not name nor number, Steal upon thy broken slumber. Soldier, rise — the war is done ;... | |
 | Sacred cabinet - 1841 - 222 pages
...Close behind thee gulfs are burning — Forward ! — there is no returning. Soldier, rest — but not for thee Spreads the world her downy pillow ;...battle-field, Girded — grasping sword and shield : Those thou canst not name nor number, Steal upon thy broken slumber. Soldier, rise — the war is done ;... | |
 | William Morrison Engles - English poetry - 1844 - 274 pages
...Close behind thee gulfs are burning — Forward ! — there is no returning. Soldier, rest — but not for thee Spreads the world her downy pillow; On...battle-field, Girded — grasping sword and shield: Those thou canst not name or number, Steal upon thy broken slumber. Soldier, rise — the war is done: Lo!... | |
 | Mary Ann Serrett Barber - Christian converts from Judaism - 1844 - 376 pages
...the life of a Christian, a truly spiritual life, must be a continued warfare ; Soldier, rest ! but not for thee, Spreads the world her downy pillow, On the rock, thy sleep must be While around thee roars the billow ; Hosts thou canst not name nor number, Steal upon... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...through : Close behind thee gulfs are burning — Forward ! there is no returning. Soldier, rest — but not for thee Spreads the world her downy pillow ;...watchful sleep, Wearier than another's waking ; Such a change as thou dost keep Brooks no moment of forsaking. Sleep, as on the battle field, Girded — grasping... | |
 | Jews - 1850 - 592 pages
...the life of a Christian, a truly spiritual life, must be a continued warfare ; Soldier, rest ! but not for thee, Spreads the world her downy pillow, On the rock, thy sleep must be While around thee roars the billow ; Hosts thou canst not name nor number, Steal upon... | |
 | Christian lyre - 1846 - 188 pages
...: Close behind thee gulfs are burning, — Forward ! there is no returning. Soldier, rest ! — but not for thee Spreads the world her downy pillow ;...keep Brooks no moment of forsaking. Sleep as on the battle field, Girded — grasping sword and shield : Those thou canst not name or number, Steal upon... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1846 - 428 pages
...through ; Close behind thee gulfs are burning — Forward ! there is no returning. Soldier, rest — but not for thee Spreads the world her downy pillow ;...chafes the billow : Thine must be a watchful sleep Warier than another's waking ; Such a charge as thou dost keep, Brooks no moment of forsaking Sleep,... | |
 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1846 - 740 pages
...through ; Close behind thee gulfs are burning — Forward 1 there is no returning. Soldier, rest — but not for thee Spreads the world her downy pillow; On...chafes the billow : Thine must be a watchful sleep Warier than another's waking ; Such a charge as thou dost keep. Brooks no moment of forsaking Sleep,... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth - 1846 - 298 pages
...through ; Close behind thee gulfs are burning — Forward ! there is no returning. Soldier, rest — but not for thee Spreads the world her downy pillow ;...chafes the billow : Thine must be a watchful sleep Warier than another's waking ; Such a charge as thou dost keep, Brooks no moment of forsaking Sleep,... | |
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