 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 like wax before it — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like...  The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select - Page 171by Reuben Percy - 1826Full view - About this book
 | 1823 - 946 pages
...with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up 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 thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship... | |
 | 1842 - 634 pages
...so increased, as to set weight and solidity at defiance. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up 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 thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship... | |
 | 1819 - 490 pages
...with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up 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 thread as line as gossamer, and lift a ship... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pages
...varied, distributed, and applied. 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 like wax before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship... | |
 | 1819 - 780 pages
...with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up 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 thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship... | |
 | 1819 - 708 pages
...with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick op a pin or rend an oak is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crash masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, draw out, without, breaking, a thread a« fine as... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or rend an oak is аа 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... | |
 | 1820 - 450 pages
...with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up 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 thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship... | |
 | 1820 - 496 pages
...with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up 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 thread as fine as gossamer; and lift a ship... | |
 | 1820 - 494 pages
...with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up 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 thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship... | |
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