And so, a pilgrim and a soldier, pass'd
To Sion's hill through battle and through blast?
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Then, in thy way didst thou thy foe attack,
And mad'st thou proud Apollyon turn his back?'
"Heart-searching things are these, and shake the mind,
Yea, like the rustling of a mighty wind.
"Thus would I ask:—'Nay, let me question now,
How sink my sayings in your bosoms? how?
Feel you a quickening? drops the subject deep?