Triumphs of Invention And Discovery
Triumphs of Invention And Discovery
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THE GKOWTH OF RAILWAYS.
THE RAILWAY AND TIIE LOCOMOTIVE. Ill I. THE FLYING COACH. " IT is the grey dawn of a fine spring morning in the year 1669, and early though it be, there are many folks astir and gathering in clusters before the ancient, weather-stained front of All Souls' College, Oxford. The " Flying Coach " which has been so much talked -about, and which has been solemnly considered and sanctioned by the heads of the Uni- versity, is to make its first journey to the metropolis to-day, ...and to accomplish it between sunrise and sunset. Hitherto the journey has occupied two days, the travellers sleeping a night on the road ; and the new undertaking is regarded as very bold and hazardous. A buzz rises from the knots of people as they discuss its prospects, some very sanguine, some very doubtful, not a few very angry at the presump- tion of the enterprise. But six o'clock is on the strike all the passengers are seated, some of them rather wishful to be safe on the pavement again the driver has got the reins in his hand the guard sounds his bugle, and off goes the " Flying Coach " at a rattling pace, amidst the cheering of the crowd and the benedictions of the university " Dons, " who have come down to honour the event with their pre- 112 THE RAILWAY AND THE LOCOMOTIVE.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
THE GKOWTH OF RAILWAYS.
THE RAILWAY AND TIIE LOCOMOTIVE. Ill I. THE FLYING COACH. " IT is the grey dawn of a fine spring morning in the year 1669, and early though it be, there are many folks astir and gathering in clusters before the ancient, weather-stained front of All Souls' College, Oxford. The " Flying Coach " which has been so much talked -about, and which has been solemnly considered and sanctioned by the heads of the Uni- versity, is to make its first journey to the metropolis to-day, ...and to accomplish it between sunrise and sunset. Hitherto the journey has occupied two days, the travellers sleeping a night on the road ; and the new undertaking is regarded as very bold and hazardous. A buzz rises from the knots of people as they discuss its prospects, some very sanguine, some very doubtful, not a few very angry at the presump- tion of the enterprise. But six o'clock is on the strike all the passengers are seated, some of them rather wishful to be safe on the pavement again the driver has got the reins in his hand the guard sounds his bugle, and off goes the " Flying Coach " at a rattling pace, amidst the cheering of the crowd and the benedictions of the university " Dons, " who have come down to honour the event with their pre- 112 THE RAILWAY AND THE LOCOMOTIVE.
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