’Tis weary watching wave by wave,
And yet the Tide heaves onward,
We climb, like Corals, grave by grave,
That pave a pathway sunward;
We are driven back, for our next fray
A newer strength to borrow,
And, where the Vanguard camps To-day,
The Rear shall rest To-morrow.
Gerald Massey (To-day and To-morrow).