POETIC PROPHECY
The time will come when thou shalt lift thine eyes To watch a long-drawn battle in the skies, While aged peasants, too amazed for ’ words, Stare at the flying fleets of wondrous birds. . . . . England, so long the mistress of the sea, Where winds and waves confess her sovereignty. Her ancient triumphs yet on high shall bear, And reign, the sovereign of the conquered air. —lLines from Thomas Gray's Latin poem. "Luna Habitabilis,” written in 1737 and recently quoted by "The! Times.")
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 May 1941, Page 2
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83POETIC PROPHECY Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 May 1941, Page 2
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