Usage of "rest awhile"

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Usage of rest awhile in English

I will take food and rest awhile and then I will leave. 
 The heretic's daughter: a novel 

He had sat down by the wayside of life to rest awhile. 
 His Sombre Rivals 

I believe I'd lie here and rest awhile if I were you. 
 The Sky Line of Spruce 

Here she laid the body to rest awhile, behind an upended armchair. 
 The Hellbound Heart 

Then I'll rest awhile, Tayoga, and it may be that I'll doze. 
 The Rulers of the Lakes: A Story of George and Champlain 

But might you not sit down and rest awhile, dear young Sir? 
 Lady Inger of Ostrat: Henrik Ibsen's Prose Dramas Vol III 

Come, drink, eat, rest awhile at our hearth, thou poor old pilgrim! 
 Roundabout Papers 

Let us land and rest awhile, for the sun is hot. 
 The Brothers-In-Law: A Tale of the Equatorial Islands; and The B... 

After reaching Cairo, the whole party were obliged to rest awhile. 
 The Last of the Peterkins / With Others of Their Kin 

I guess most of them will be glad to rest awhile. 
 Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret 

They meant to go back to their homes and rest awhile. 
 Allan Quatermain 

Or perhaps we can rest awhile under this archway and converse. 
 South Wind 

Here her fast-falling tears choked her utterance, and Barry bade her rest awhile. 
 Edward Barry / South Sea Pearler 

Why don't you go down to the hammock and rest awhile. 
 Explosive 

After we had prayed for her, my mother would rest awhile. 
 Daniel Deronda 

Madeline went to her room, intending to rest awhile, and she fell asleep. 
 The Light of the Western Stars 

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Meanings of rest awhile in English