4 Powerful Lessons from Jonah for Today Girlfriends in God See All Devotionals Dr. Michael A. Milton Author 2021 4 Mar Rudyard Kipling, the great English poet of the first part of the 20th century, considered the strengths and influence of the British Empire but warned his fellow subjects of the crown that empires are fleeting. He mentions one in particular: Far-called, our navies melt away; On dune and headland sinks the fire: Lo, all our pomp of yesterday Is one with Nineveh and Tyre! Judge of the Nations, spare us yet, Lest we forget—lest we forget! "Lest we forget — lest we forget!"