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“I've got a passage from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's kind of blank verse poem, Aurora Lee, which is written in the 1850s. There's almost a slightly sexual tinge to a lot of this.”
Sentiment: Deep Dive
Trigger: Victorian engineering and literature
For: Listeners interested in Victorian literature and engineering history.
Key quote: “And shot through tunnels like a lightning wedge By great four hammers driven through the rock Which, quivering through the intestine blackness, Splits and lets in at once The train swept in a throb with effort Trembling with a throb of effort.”
The host references 'Aurora Lee' to illustrate the dynamic changes in Victorian Britain, particularly in relation to civil engineering and technology. The poem's vivid imagery captures the excitement and challenges of the era, paralleling the advancements in railway construction.