 | William Radford - 1840 - 114 Seiten
...says, — 41 Soon shall thy arm, gigantic Steam afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car ; And on widewaving wings, expanded bear The flying chariot through the fields of air." The two first lines we have "seen completely verified, and who shall say, what the next fifty years... | |
 | 1841 - 736 Seiten
...mentioning Dr. Darwin, we may observe the remarkable prediction in the Botanic Garden (1791) : — " Soon shall thy arm, unconquer'd Steam, afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car 1" It appears that in 1759 Dr. Robison, then a student in the University of Glasgow, threw out an idea... | |
 | William Goodman - 1843 - 342 Seiten
...factories, all within a distance of one mile and two hundred and thirty-four yards. HOME TRAVELLING. " Soon shall thy arm, unconquer'd steam, afar Drag the...flying chariot through the fields of air." DARWIN, 1793. THIS quotation contains a prophesy. At the time it was written, steam was only in its infancy... | |
 | 1843 - 540 Seiten
...Social History of Great Britain, by William Goodman. HOME TRAVELLING. . shall ;hy urm, uneonqner'd steam, afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car, Or oa wide-waving wings expanded bear The flying chariot through the fields of air." 1I...I1W,-., 1793.... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1845 - 484 Seiten
...lion join, And George and Britain guard the sterling coin. " Soon shall thy arm, unconquered Steam 1 afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car ;...bear The flying chariot through the fields of air. Fair crews triumphant, leaning from above, Shall wave their fluttering kerchiefs as they move ; Or... | |
 | Mary Milner - 1844 - 788 Seiten
...price. How wonderful, of late years, has been the progress of science ! Dr. Darwin's prediction, — " 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," 1 was probably, at... | |
 | 1844 - 568 Seiten
...he published as early as 1 793 : — ' Soon shall thy arm, unconquer'd Steam ! afar Drag the sloio barge, or drive the rapid car ; Or on wide-waving wings expanded bear The flying chariot thro' the fields of air !' — Botcmic Garden, Cant. i. 253-289. * Savery i - generally slated to have... | |
 | 1844 - 698 Seiten
...published as early as 1793: — ' Soon shall thy arm, unconquer'd Steam ! afar J)rag the slow harge, or drive the rapid car ; Or on wide-waving wings expanded bear The flying chariot thro' the fields of air !' — Botanic Garden, Cant. i. 253-289. * Savery is generally stated to have... | |
 | Joseph MacSweeny - 1844 - 144 Seiten
...steam, it would be a step towards realizing the lines of Darwin— " Soon shall thy arm, uncpnquer'd steam! afar, Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car; Or on wide waving wings expanded bear The flying chariot through the streams of air Fair crews triumphant... | |
 | 1849 - 648 Seiten
...portion of Dr. Darwin's prophecy alluding to aerial navigation : — Soon shall thy arm, unconqnered steam, afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car ; Or on wide waving wings expanded bear The flying chariot through the streams of air. Sir G. Cayley, and other... | |
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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... 
