 | M. Barbieri - 1857 - 412 Seiten
...to navigation, and to railways, as the following lines prove : — " Soon shall thy arm, unconquered steam ! afar, Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car ; Or on wide waving wings expanded bear The flying chariot through the fields of air." Till within the last... | |
 | James Miller (of Haddington, Scotland.) - 1859 - 352 Seiten
...Edinburgh carriers twice a- week, and a Dunse carrier weekly. THE BAILWAY. Soon shall thy arm, unconquered steam, afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid...bear The flying chariot through the fields of air. — DABWHT. These lilies of Darwin have proved prophetic A most extraordinary revolution took place... | |
 | Royal college of surgeons of England - 1860 - 332 Seiten
...shut, lay, climb, sing, thrive, chide, slay, build. 9. Parse:— " Soon shall thy arm, unconquered steam, afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car ; Or, on wide-waving winds expanded, bear The flying chariot through the fields of air." 10. Write a short composition on... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1861 - 580 Seiten
...and the lion join, And George and Britain guard the sterling coin. " Soon shall thy arm, unconquered Steam ! afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid...bear The flying chariot through the fields of air. Fair crews triumphant, leaning from above, Shall wave their fluttering kerchiefs as they move ; Or... | |
 | Home tutor - 1862 - 532 Seiten
...and the lion join, And George and Britain guard the sterling coin. Soon shall thy arm, unconquered steam ! afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid...bear, The flying chariot through the fields of air. PART II. POPULAR GEOLOffT. POPULAR GEOLOGY. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. THE MATERIAL ORIGIN OF THE GLORE.... | |
 | John Timbs - 1862 - 360 Seiten
...its publication, occurs the following prediction respecting Steam: " Soon shall thy arm, unconquered Steam, afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid...bear The flying chariot through the fields of air.* Fair crews triumphant leaning from above, Shall wave their fluttering 'kerchiefs as they move ; Or... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 Seiten
...hammers stamp. The harp, the lily, and the lion join, And George and Britain guard the sterling coin. Soon shall thy arm, unconquer'd Steam ! afar Drag...rapid car ; Or on wide-waving wings expanded bear The flying-chariot through the fields of air. —Fair crews triumphant, leaning from above, Shall wave... | |
 | Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art - 1874 - 936 Seiten
...years before steam vessels, railways, or torpedo ships, he says : " Soon shall thy arm, unconquered steam, afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car ; Or, on wide waving wings expanded, bear The flying chariots through the fields of air. — Taught by the sage,... | |
 | 1863 - 588 Seiten
...prophetic faculty of genius in anticipating scientific discovery : — " Soon shall thine arm, nnconqnered Steam ! afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid...bear The flying chariot through the fields of air. Their crews triumphant, leaning from above, Shall wave their fluttering kerchiefs, as they move; Or... | |
 | John Timbs - 1864 - 374 Seiten
...least twenty years before the date of its publication ; the passage, often quoted, commences — " Soon shall thy arm, unconquer'd Steam, afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car." THOMAS DAY'S MODEL WIVES. Day, the author of Sandford and Merton, made certain matrimonial experiments... | |
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Soon shall thy arm, unconquer'd Steam, afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car ; Or, on wide-waving wings expanded bear The flying chariot through the fields of air... 
