 | 1834 - Liczba stron: 614
...masses of obdurate metal before it; draw out without breaking a thread as tine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors; cut steal into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fory of the wind and waves." — (Jeffrey.)... | |
 | Alexander Gordon - 1834 - Liczba stron: 376
...engineer, so as to maintain the power which can " engrave a seal, and crush a mass of obdurate metal like wax before it ; draw out without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship-ofwar like a bauble in the air ; " which " can embroider muslin, forge anchors, cut steel into... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - Liczba stron: 484
...a pin or rend an oak is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, — cut steel... | |
 | Charles Williams - 1836 - Liczba stron: 194
...it can engrave a seal ; it can draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and it can lift a ship of war, like a bauble, in the air. It can embroider muslins and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - Liczba stron: 260
...a pin, or rend an oak, is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it ; draw out, without breaking, a...embroider muslin, and forge anchors, cut steel into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and wavts. It would be difficult to... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - Liczba stron: 334
...example. The subject is the steam engine : — " It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors — cut steel... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - Liczba stron: 334
...example. The subject is the steam engine :— "It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors—cut steel into... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1838 - Liczba stron: 266
...pin, or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a bauble in the air. it can embroider muslin, and forge anchors; cut sfeel into... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - 1838 - Liczba stron: 702
...comparison of it: it can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metals like wax before it : it can draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a bauble inlo the air: it can embroider muslin and forge anchors: it can tut... | |
 | François Arago - 1839 - Liczba stron: 154
...a pin or rend an oak is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, — draw out, without breaking,...It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, — cut steal into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be... | |
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The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in... 
