Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is.
Oscar Wilde
Whether indispensable to the magnetizing of the steel, or merely intended to augment the awe of the crew, is uncertain.
I saw that he was but a shadow of his former self, and as he turned from my caress and commenced greedily.
The nearer moon, hurtling suddenly above the horizon and lighting up the Barsoomian scene, showed me.
One after another they peered in, for nothing but their own eyes could persuade such ignorance as theirs.
The day advanced and the engine drivers and stokers refused to return to London, the pressure of the flight.
I and my wife stood amazed. Then I realised that the crest of Maybury Hill must be within range of the Martians
I started off at once for the Spotted Dog, for I knew the landlord had a horse and dog cart. I ran, for I perceived that in a moment everyone upon this side of the hill would be moving.