Great movements, and those who achieved them (1882)
Nicoll, Henry James · New York, Harper & Bros. · leaf 451
hat, since earth began.Have made mankind a foreigner to man.Lay down your rails, ye nations, near and far;Yoke your full trains to Steams triumphal car;Link town to town; and in these iron bandsUnite the strange and oft-embattled lands.Peace and Improvement round each train shall soar,And Knowledge… … THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.COOKE, WHEATSTONE, AND OTHERS. It has often been observed, that of all the many wonderfulinventions which in recent ages have altered and improved theface of the world, none is more striking and extraordinary thanthe electric telegraph. The simple rustic, as he wanders…
