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S. W. Partridge & Co., 9, Paternoster Row.

MANCHESTER:

"Onward" Offices, 18, Mount Street, Peter Street, and
John Heywood, 141 and 143, Deansgate.

1877.

(COPYRIGHT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

Per. 2705. f. I

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"Earth is the battle field where good must combat with evil."

M. F. TUPPER.

Onward! onward! Time is fleeting,
Hours are swift, and years are few;
Life and death are ever meeting;
Countless foes our steps pursue.
Onward! onward!

There is much for all to do.

Onward! Let not toil and trouble
Mar the joys of heart and home;
Life is not a bursting bubble,
Earth is not a peopled tomb.
Onward! onward!

Brighter hours are yet to come.

Time exists but in the present;
Strive to do thy work to-day,
Midnight's moon may lift its crescent
O'er thy form of lifeless clay.

Onward! onward!

Death's swift shaft no power can stay.

Seek not thou the victor's glory:
O'er his laurels tear-drops start,
War engraves a mournful story
On the homeless orphan's heart.
Onward! onward!

Thou canst bear a nobler part.

Sheathe thy sword, and furl thy banner,

Let thy days with peace be rife,

Not in tumult, war and anger,

Win the victory of life.

Onward! onward!

Be thy watchword in the strife.

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