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Soon shall thy arm, unconquere'd steam! afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid… — Erasmus Darwin

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Soon shall thy arm, unconquere'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.

Erasmus Darwin
The Botanic Garden · 1791
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Technological progress
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Prophecies and predictions
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Poem
Time
1791
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Erasmus Darwin
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Darwin, Erasmus. The Botanic Garden. London: Joseph Johnson, 1791, pt. 1.

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