“Darius was clearly of the opinionThat the air is also man’s dominion,And that, with paddle or fin or pinion,We soon or lateShall navigateThe azure, as now we sail the sea.”John Townsend Trowbridge Darius Green and his Flying-Machine.
“Of nothing comes nothing: springs rise not aboveTheir source in the far-hidden heart of the mountains:Whence then have descended the Wisdom and LoveThat in man leap to light in intelligent fountains?”John Townsend Trowbridge The missing Leaf.
“If you will observe, it doesn’t takeA man of giant mould to makeA giant shadow on the wall;And he who in our daily sightSeems but a figure mean and small,Outlined in Fame’s illusive light,May stalk, a silhouette sublime,Across the canvas of his time.”John Townsend Trowbridge Authors’ Night.