Alpes Subactae. The Mont Cenis Tunnel, Begun September, 1857, Opened September 1871.
Anon
Genre: | Poetry |
Subjects: | Engineering, Engineers, Railways, Heroism, Progress, Internationalism |
Describes the political implications of the completion of the Mont Cenis Tunnel under the Alps. Notes that the Alps presented a formidable barrier to military commanders and their armies, but that the 'bitter brattle, / Of Alp and Engineer' was finally won by the latter who laid a railway line through the tunnel. Concludes by discussing whether the 'iron tether' now laid between nations will bring 'Labour, Peace, and Progress' and tie 'Men's races, toils and minds'. |
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