To be more specific (since I have been downvoted), Kipling was an early adopter of the motor car. At the time he wasn't impressed enough to include them in his list of "great things" quoted by the article.
Of course that may be poetic license, since he's putting the words into the mouth of someone who would not necessarily have seen a car. Alternatively it may be a matter of Kipling's perception of the potential for the vehicle.
Still, I thought it was interesting that the words of someone who was in fact remarkably gung-ho about the motor car were being used in this fashion.
Of course that may be poetic license, since he's putting the words into the mouth of someone who would not necessarily have seen a car. Alternatively it may be a matter of Kipling's perception of the potential for the vehicle.
Still, I thought it was interesting that the words of someone who was in fact remarkably gung-ho about the motor car were being used in this fashion.