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THE HORSE - A CENTURY OF PROGRESS, by                    
First Line: A thunderpulse of rhythmic speed encased
Last Line: And pluck the insects from his radiator.
Subject(s): Animals; Automobiles; Horses; Progress; Cars


A thunderpulse of rhythmic speed encased
Between enameled steel and air-shod hooves.
A four-toned voice in cachinnation phrased,
And twin moon eyes for swift nocturnal moves.
Within glass walls are tufted seats for seven,
And reins tied in a circle's easy turning
Into the gates of Limbo or of Heaven --
Both keep their light of welcome always burning.

This view is personal and not, of course,
Worth much in bird opinion. For since
This oily steed made obsolete the horse
There is scant food. Birds on each roadside fence
Rejoice when death comes to this imitator
And pluck the insects from his radiator.





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