RAPIERS OF THE SKY The'.following' lines, written 011 a Sunday evening, wore inspired by the spectacle cf tliii sleepless rays which sweop tlio heavens above Britain in the ceaseless watch for Zeppelins:— The day of rest is over; every song Of praise is ended, quiet thrills ■ the night; , . Across tlio starry fields, sweep rapiers loiig— • " . "t ■ Swift flashing avms of light. Jiew lights upon the ancient hea,voM moot)!.'. ' Two. arras inscribe in silver on the sky A cross, behind which stars shine through to grcot The strange sweet phantasy. It is our cross flashed back upon God's screen; Our answer to tlio secret once-revealed Of that-Eternal Heart which bears unseen The wounds of lqve unhealed. Heart speaks to heart; man ts his Go:l replies; .Our grief to His, but ours is His as well; Ours and His triumph on the awful -dcies .Those arms of light shnll toll. —Edward Sliillito, in the "Westminster Gazette." . The name "DINGO" may be a simple tiling, but it is the name that guarantees the quality. DINGO EUCALYPTUS EXTRACT is the purest that money can buy, and has been awarded Ton Gold Medals for Eicellonce. Safeguards the system against attacks of Diphtheria and other throat troubles.—Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2890, 30 September 1916, Page 8
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201Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2890, 30 September 1916, Page 8
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