Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image

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.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19160930.2.64.2

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2890, 30 September 1916, Page 8

Word count
Tapeke kupu
201

Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2890, 30 September 1916, Page 8

Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2890, 30 September 1916, Page 8

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert