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 - Página 2121826Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Erasmus Darwin - 1798 - 472 páginas
...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... | |
| 1798 - 552 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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,... | |
| Erasmus Darwin - 1805 - 224 páginas
...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 páginas
...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... | |
| Samuel Parkes - 1814 - 584 páginas
...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 páginas
...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,... | |
| Jeremiah Joyce - 1815 - 680 páginas
...other purposes, such as the working of mills, the threshing of corn, and coining. In making the copper Fair crews triumphant leaning from above, Shall wave their fluttering kerchiefs as ihey more, Or warrior -bands alarm the gaping crowd, And armies shrink beneath the shadowy cloud. Emma.... | |
| Cadwallader David Colden - 1817 - 406 páginas
...disordered imagination when he exclaimed, " Soon shall thy arm, unconquer'd steam! afar " Drag (he slow barge or drive the rapid car, " Or on wide-waving..." The flying chariot through the fields of air."* * Darwin. " The connexion between Livingston and Fulton realized, to a great degree, the vision of... | |
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