Drawing near her death, she sent most pious thoughts as harbingers to heaven and her soul saw a glimpse of happiness through the chinks of her sickness-broken body. Thomas Fuller
Freedom is a hard-bought thing and millions are in chains, but they strain toward the new day drawing near. Paul Robeson
Thieves and astrologers moved restlessly in their sleep, sensing that the hours of night and work were drawing near. Fritz Leiber