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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!auvm!!UNIVERSITY,
  3. Original_To:  BITNET%"c18-l@psuvm.bitnet"
  4. Message-ID: <C18-L%92122115122424@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
  5. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c18-l
  6. Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 15:08:00 EST
  7. Sender:       18th Century Interdisciplinary Discussion <C18-L@PSUVM.BITNET>
  8. From:         "Luis Gamez, Fordham University,
  9.               New York City" <GAMEZ@FORDMURH.BITNET>
  10. Subject:      lighting trains
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  12.  
  13. Dr. Johnson gives "train" as "the line of powder reaching to the mine,"
  14. which seems to be the usage here.  He illustrates with L'Estrange, "Shall
  15. he that gives fire to the train pretend to wash his hands of the hurt that's
  16. done by the playing of the mine!"
  17.  
  18. Louie Gamez
  19.