Только тихо ботами качает
...We warn him of the gesture all too late:
Oh, Heartless love! Oh, Adamantine Fate!
Some random touch – a hand’s imprudent slip -
The Terminals – a flash – a sound like ‘Zip!’
A smell of burning fills the started Air -
The Electrician is no longer there!
1893, Mr. Lambkin of Burford, The Benefit of Electric Lights: поэма.
1893, Mr. Lambkin of Burford, The Benefit of Electric Lights: поэма.