Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 372
,And the sound of a hammer soon reaches his ear. Two planks in the wall,Standing upright and tall,Knocked loose from within, lean,—totter,— then fall!Through the high, narrow opening, darkness is seen;Till, slow and stately, imposing in mien,Rolls grandly forth an astounding machine!Which the… … ROLLS GRANDLY FORTH AN A&TOLNDING MACHINE. Spokes to another circle inside,Concentric, but smaller,— with rim an inch wide;In this was a saddle, so hung as to swing,Somewhat like a toy horse inside a tin ring,And, with pedals and driving-gear, light, firm and strong,Keep level and straight…
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