. Histoire des ballons et des aéronautes célèbres .... ar upper skj—To hold communion vvith the fleecy cloud,And penetrate beyond its rnisty shioud. Farewell—For a brief space of time, farewell—There is an impulse bids me break the spellThat binds us to our dusty clod—and soarUp to a parer atmosphère, once more. But as I sail through the thin air above,An unforgotten all-enduring loveEnchains me still to Earth—For vvell I knowlm looking down upon my friends below. And if, in this my wild sériai flight, I pass beyond tlie reach of mortal sight, The viewless winds may vvaft me where they will, M

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. Histoire des ballons et des aéronautes célèbres .... ar upper skj—To hold communion vvith the fleecy cloud,And penetrate beyond its rnisty shioud. Farewell—For a brief space of time, farewell—There is an impulse bids me break the spellThat binds us to our dusty clod—and soarUp to a parer atmosphère, once more. But as I sail through the thin air above,An unforgotten all-enduring loveEnchains me still to Earth—For vvell I knowlm looking down upon my friends below. And if, in this my wild sériai flight, I pass beyond tlie reach of mortal sight, The viewless winds may vvaft me where they will, My heart, my heart remains amongyou still. Fearless I go—Although with anxious eyes,You gaze upon me, as I thread the skies;My feeble bark shall wend its way secure,And ail the périls of its course endure. I trust in Him—the High and Holy One—Whose will, where eer we are, must still be done—Who holds the wind in check—Who stills the wave—He who this life has given, that life can save. [Freis of Bcals, Homer & Co.] ■ij-aihistoiredesballo02tiss. 6

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