THE scheme is tried; and shall it prosper too? Yes; what can't STEAM and gold united do? Near the commencement of Victoria's reign, Both SEA-CHIEFS started on th' Atlantic main; While all the merchantmen they met or pass'd, Long looks of wonder on the HEROES cast; Their proud, majestic march, their stately air, Their god-like prowess, and their length of car, Made gazers all, with great reluctance, see Their own comparative nonentity. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THOSE THAT HATED 'THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD' by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS A SONG OF RICHES by KATHARINE LEE BATES EMPORIUM VERSUS NEW YORK, 1854 by JACOB BIGELOW OUR OLD VERMONT APPLE POLE by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY THE THRESHOLD by GLADYS CROMWELL A PARODY by FREDERICK DOUGLASS CONFESSIO AMANTIS: BOOK 7, PART 3 by JOHN GOWER |