THE WATERPLANE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 34, 3 October 1912, Page 8

THE WATERPLANE.

- —— o Suggested by the view of Mr Cra-hame-White flying past Bcxhill in the Daily Mail watorplane : 0, the fierce purr of it, Clang of it, whirr of it! 0, the brave might of it, Fight of it, flight of it! 0, the swift curve of it, Swoop of it, swerve of it! O, the proud speed of it, Oj the vast greed of it, Cripping the air! Nay, but the soul of it, Keeping control of it! Nay, but the heart of it, Beating as part of it, Ready to dare! Hazardous breath in it, Danger .and death in it. Nay, hut the skill of it, Courage and will of it, That is the thrill of it, That is the wonder that flutters up there! That is no engine, random and blind. Driven by pounding pistons and rod ; Its pinions are courage, its pilot its mind, Its nostrils are full of the breath of a god. , For there like a speck, ’tw;xt the wings mighty span Sit' the courage and wisdom and will of a Man! O stars, ye are shaken! 0 space, thou are slain! By the'wiles of a soul, by the wings of »■ brain. Ronald Campbell Macfie.