Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE STEAM-ENGINE: CANTO 10. THE RAILWAY BOOM, 1845, by T. BAKER First Line: New schemes, not even dream'd of once before Last Line: Determined, like the rest, to have their rails. Subject(s): Railroads; Railways; Trains | ||||||||
NEW schemes, not even dream'd of once before, Were lauded loudly, puff'd off even more Than e'en the grand trunk-system that imparts Connection to our chief commercial marts. Nor was this MANIA, this eccentric roar, Confined alone within Britannia's shore; It made its way at that eventful time To every land without respect to clime. Vast were the schemes that now came forth in France, Though not so wont in Britain's wake t' advance. Europe was smitten to the very core, And thence the MANIA raged from shore to shore: East and West Indies groan'd 'neath the disease, Its virulence uncheck'd by rolling seas. Nay, e'en Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales Determined, like the rest, to have their rails. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RAILWAY by ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON WHAT WE DID TO WHAT WE WERE by PHILIP LEVINE BURYING GROUND BY THE TIES by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH WAY-STATION by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH TWILIGHT TRAIN by EILEEN MYLES THE CAVEMAN ON THE TRAIN by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS THE STEAM-ENGINE: CANTO 10. ROSES ALL THE WAY by T. BAKER THE STEAM-ENGINE: CANTO 10. THE DEATH OF HUSKISSON by T. BAKER THE STEAM-ENGINE: CANTO 4: LORD STANHOPE'S STEAMER by T. BAKER |
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