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John Townsend Trowbridge

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Darius was clearly of the opinion
That the air is also man’s dominion,
And that, with paddle or fin or pinion,
We soon or late
Shall navigate
The azure, as now we sail the sea.
--
Darius Green and his Flying-Machine.

 
John Townsend Trowbridge

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