 The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor feeling enough to suppress their contemptuous ridicule and rude jokes, were silenced for a moment by a vulgar astonishment, which deprived them of the power of utterance, till the triumph of genius...  The Life of Robert Fulton - Strona 169autor: Cadwallader David Colden - 1817 - Liczba stron: 371Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1839 - Liczba stron: 134
...wharf and gained her speed : his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor feeling enough to suppress the contemptuous ridicule and rude jokes, were silenced for a moment, by a vulgar astonishment which... | |
 | Robert Stuart, Robert Stuart Meikleham - 1829 - Liczba stron: 418
...silenced for the moment by a vulgar astonishment, which deprived them of the power VOYAGE TO ALBANY. 489 of utterance, till the triumph of Genius extorted...which crowded the shores, shouts and acclamations of congratulations and applause." Though her performance far exceeded the expectations of his friends,... | |
 | 1832 - Liczba stron: 602
...wharf and gained her speed : his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor feeling enough to suppress the coniemptuous ridicule and rude jokes, were silenced for a moment, by a vulgar astonishment which... | |
 | 1839 - Liczba stron: 272
...wharf, and gained her speed : his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder : the jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor feeling enough to repress their contemptuous ridicule and rude jokes, were silenced for the moment by a vulgar astonishment,... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1840 - Liczba stron: 492
...the wharf and gained her speed, and his complacent expression gradually stiffened into one of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor...congratulation and applause. The boat had not been long under way, when Fulton ordered her engine to be stopped. Though her performance so far exceeded the... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1841 - Liczba stron: 538
...wharf, and gained her speed ; his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor...congratulation and applause.' The boat had not been long under way when Fulton ordered her engine to be stopped. The paddle-floats were too deeply immersed... | |
 | John Scott Russell - 1841 - Liczba stron: 400
...wharf, and gained her speed—his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor...congratulation and applause." The boat had not been long under way when Fulton ordered her engine to be stopped. The paddle floats were too deeply immersed... | |
 | 1841 - Liczba stron: 542
...wharf, and gained her speed ; his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor...congratulation and applause.' The boat had not been long under way when Fulton ordered her engine to be stopped. The paddle-floats were too deeply immersed... | |
 | 1849 - Liczba stron: 274
...had neither sense nor feeling enough to repress their contemptuous ridicule, were silenced for the moment by a vulgar astonishment which deprived them of the power of utterance, till the triumph extorted, from the incredulous multitude which crowded the shores, shouts and acclamations of congratulation... | |
 | History - 1849 - Liczba stron: 270
...schemes, changed the expression of his features as the boat moved from the wharf and gained her speed: the jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor feeling enough to repress their contemptuous ridicule, were silenced for the moment by a vulgar astonishment which deprived... | |
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