Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 236
It is movedby the ship, which is moved by the sea, which is movedby the wind. This destroyer is a toy. The ship, thewaves, the winds, all play with it, hence its frightfulanimation. What is to be done with this apparatus ?How fetter this stupendous engine of destruction ? Howanticipate its comings… … XNKK. The Man and the Cannon 205 mind, which seems to have ideas, and changes its direc-tion every instant. How check the course of what mustbe avoided ? The horrible cannon struggles, advances,backs, strikes right, strikes left, retreats, passes by, dis-concerts expectation, grinds up obstacles,…
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