 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 the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribbons, and impel...  The Elements of Political Economy - Page 71by Francis Wayland - 1837 - 472 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1819 - 490 pages
...obdurate metal like wax before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as line as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pages
...obdurate metal like wax before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, — cut steel into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. " It would be difficult... | |
 | 1819 - 800 pages
...obdurate netal like wax before it, draw out, without breaking, a thread at fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider...anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vesseU against the fury of the winds and waves. '• It would be difficult to estimate the value of... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like n bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, — cut steel into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1820 - 496 pages
...obdurate metal like wax before it , draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer; and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider...ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of winds and waves. It would be difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which tbese inventions... | |
 | 1822 - 184 pages
...it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as a spider's, and lift up the largest weights like a bauble in. the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors, — cut steel into thin and narrow stripes, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of th« winds and waves. It. would... | |
 | 1824 - 492 pages
...obdurate metal like wax before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribbands, and impel londed vessels against the fury of the winds and waves ! " It has increased indefinitely... | |
 | Robert Stuart - 1824 - 408 pages
...obdurate metal like wax before it ; draws out without breaking a thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin, forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.... | |
 | Englishman - 1824 - 420 pages
...draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble into the air; it can embroider muslin, and forge anchors — cut steel into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against winds and waves." Like most other great inventions, the... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1826 - 202 pages
...seal, and crush masses of obdurate reotals before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a bauble...the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors 5 cut steel into ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the wind and waves." The necessity... | |
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