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 ; — Fair crews triumphant, leaning from above, Shall wave their fluttering... Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 2121826Full view - About this book
| Erasmus Darwin - Botany - 1798 - 472 pages
...the flow barge, or drive the rapid car; 290 Or on wide-waving wings expanded bear The flying-chariot through the fields of air. — Fair crews triumphant,...above, Shall wave their fluttering kerchiefs as they move ; Or warrior-bands alarm the gaping croud, And armies shrink beneath the fhadowy cloud. " So mighty... | |
| Biography - 1798 - 552 pages
...expreffions peculiarly felicitous, " Or , " Or on wide-wiving" wings, expanded, bear ^ " Thy ftying chariot through the fields of air. " » ' • * '...triumphant leaning from above, " Shall wave their flutt'ring 'kerchiefs as they move ; • " Or warrior-bands alarm the gaping crowd, ' " And armies... | |
| Public characters - 1799 - 422 pages
...afar " Drag the flow barge, or drive the tapid car { " Or on wide-waving wings, expanded, bear " Thy flying chariot through the fields of air. " • Fair...above, " Shall wave their fluttering 'kerchiefs as they move ; " Or warrior-bands alarm the gaping crowd, " And armies fin-ink beneath the fhadowy cloud. "... | |
| 1801 - 606 pages
...difcoveries feem to be fail realifing the predictions of the poet : " Soon shall thy arm, UNCONQUERED STEAM ! afar " Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid...car; • " Or on wide-waving wings, expanded, bear " Thy flying chariot through the fields of air. < " — Fair ctews triumphant, leaning from above,... | |
| Biography - 554 pages
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| Erasmus Darwin - Botany - 1805 - 224 pages
...cupreous circles cramp, And with quick fall his massy hammers stamp. Soon shall thy arm, unconguer'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. Fair crews triumphant, leaning from above, Shall wave their... | |
| Edmund Butcher - 1805 - 482 pages
...capital invention of modern times, the steamengine, is worked ! Soon shall thine arm, UNCONQLUER'D STEAM ! afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car; Or on wide waving wings expanded bear Thy flying chariot through the fields of air. ]*air crews, triumphant... | |
| Great Britain - 1798 - 672 pages
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| Samuel Parkes - Chemistry - 1814 - 584 pages
...purposes, of which at present we have no idea. In America vessels are already navigated by steam. " 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." — DAEWIK. The steam-engine,... | |
| Jeremiah Joyce - 1815 - 282 pages
...should anticipate the still farther extension of this useful power : — Soon shall thy arm, uncanquer'd steam ! afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car ; Or on wide waving wings expanded bear The flying charriol through the fields of air. Fair crews triumphant,... | |
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