 | Erasmus Darwin - Botany - 1798 - 472 pages
...car; 290 Or on wide-waving wings expanded bear The flying-chariot through the fields of air. — Fair crews triumphant, leaning from above, Shall wave their...kerchiefs as they move ; Or warrior-bands alarm the gaping croud, And armies shrink beneath the fhadowy cloud. " So mighty HERCULES o'er many a clime Waved his... | |
 | Biography - 1798 - 552 pages
...of air. " » ' • * ' " - Fair crews triumphant leaning from above, " Shall wave their flutt'ring 'kerchiefs as they move ; • " Or warrior-bands alarm the gaping crowd, ' " And armies fbrink beneath the fhadowy cloud. *' So mighty Hercules o'er many a clime " Wav'd his huge mace in... | |
 | Public characters - 1799 - 422 pages
...Or on wide-waving wings, expanded, bear " Thy flying chariot through the fields of air. " • Fair crews triumphant leaning from above, " Shall wave...warrior-bands alarm the gaping crowd, " And armies fin-ink beneath the fhadowy cloud. " So mighty Hercules o'er many a clime " Wav'd his huge mace in... | |
 | Biography - 1799 - 402 pages
...the fields of air. " — — Fair crews triumphant leaning from above, " Shall wave their flutt'ring 'kerchiefs as they move ; " Or warrior-bands alarm the gaping crowd, " And armies fbrink beneath the lhadowy cloud. " So mighty Hercules o'er many a clime " Wav'd his huge mace in Virtue's... | |
 | 1801 - 606 pages
...from above, " Shall wave their flutt'ring 'kerchiefs as they move; " Or warrior-bands alarm the guping crowd, " And armies shrink beneath the shadowy cloud : " So mighty Hercules o'er many a clime '' WavM his huge mace in Virtue's cause sublime, " Unmeasur'd strength wifh early art combin'd, " Aw'd.... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - Botany - 1805 - 224 pages
...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 kerchiefs as they move } Or warrior bands alarm the gaping croud, And armies shrink beneath the shadowy cloud. CONCLUSION. HERE... | |
 | 1825 - 208 pages
...rapid car; Qr, on wider-waving wings extended hear The flying chariot through the fields of air. Fair crews triumphant, leaning from above, Shall wave their...crowd, And armies shrink beneath the shadowy cloud. On tiie 32d January, 1825, there was launched, at Depttord, a SteamVe-sel called the Enterprise, Captain... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - Botany - 1824 - 246 pages
...car; 290 Or on wide- waving wings expanded bear The flying-chariot through the fields of air. — Fair crews triumphant, leaning from above, Shall wave their...shadowy cloud. " So mighty Hercules o'er many a clime Waved his vast mace in Virtue's cause sublime, With iron lips. 1. 281. Mr. Boulton has lately constructed... | |
 | 1826 - 890 pages
...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 'kerchiefs as they more ; Or warrior bands alarm the gaping crowd, And armies shrink beneath the shadowy clou$, owners.... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Astronomy - 1828 - 280 pages
...chariot through the fields of air. Fair crews triumphant, leaning from above, Shall wave their flatt'ring kerchiefs as they move, Or warrior-bands alarm the...crowd, And armies shrink beneath the shadowy cloud. Emma. Why does Dr. Darwin, in the passage you quoted the other day, called it explosive steam ? Father.... | |
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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 'kerchiefs as they move ; Or warrior... 
