Palms towered majestically over the heads of the lower shrubs, and camellias, stephanotis, and many other semi-tropical flowers were growing luxuriantly in the open air.

Because these wings are no longer wings to fly / But merely vans to beat the air[…]

One of the qualities of pure iron is that it does not rust easily.

A large number of interesting lantern slides was shown in conjunction with the lecture.