Selected Poetry.
» o w. Rise ! for the day \u passing, And yon lie dreaming on : The others have buckled their armour, And forth to the fight are gone. A place in the ranks awaits you— Each man has a part to play ; The Past and the Future are nothing In the face of stern To-day. Rise from your dreams of the Future : Of gaining some hard-fought field—'Of storming some airy fortress— Of bidding some giant yield ; Yonr Fnture has deeds of glory, pf honor (God grant it jnay 1), But yonr arnVwill never be stronger, Or the needs so great aB To-day. Rise if the Past detains yon, Her sunshine and storms forget; No chains so mrworthy to hold yon As those of a vain regret: Sad or "bright, she is lifeless ever— Cast her phantom arms away, Nor look back, save to learn the lesson Of a nobler strife To-day.
Rise ! for the day is passing ; The sound that you scarcely hear 3e\ the enemy marching to battleArise 1 for the foe is here ! ; Stay not to sharpen your weapons, Or the hour will strike at last TVhen, from dreams of a coming battle, Yon may wake to find it past!
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Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 12, 26 January 1870, Page 6
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202Selected Poetry. Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 12, 26 January 1870, Page 6
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