 | James Bischoff - 1842 - 632 pages
...It has armed the feeble hand with a power to which no limits can he assigned, completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter,...those future miracles of mechanic power, which are destined to aid and reward the labours of after generations."* The foregoing digression, an humble... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844 - 622 pages
...feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned ; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter...the genius of one man, too, that all this is mainly o\ving ! And certainly no man ever bestowed such a gift on his kind. The blessing is not only universal,... | |
 | Edward Morris - 1844 - 206 pages
...man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned, completed the dominion of mind, and the most refractory qualities of matter, and laid a sure foundation for all those future miracles of mechanical power, which are to aid and reward the labours of after generations. The blessing is not... | |
 | Edward Morris - 1844 - 228 pages
...refractory qualities of matter, and laid a sure foundation for all those future miracles of mechanical power, which are to aid and reward the labours of after generations. The blessing is not only universal, but unbounded ; and the fabled inventers of the plough and the... | |
 | William Francis (of Gwennap.) - 1845 - 210 pages
...feeble band of many In short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned, completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter/...power which are to aid and reward the labours of after generations.'1 See Imp. Mag. 1820, also Steam Engine explained. This is without doubt, a just as well... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 758 pages
...feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned ; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter...all this is mainly owing ! And certainly no man ever bestowed such a gift on his kind. The blessing is not only universal, but unbounded ; and the fabled... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 754 pages
...feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter...all this is mainly owing! And certainly no man ever bestowed such a gift on his kind. The blessing is not only universal, but unbounded ; and the fabled... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin North - 1846 - 454 pages
...between them. It is to the genius - of James Watt, that all the benefits - of the steam engine \ are mainly owing ; and certainly no man ever before, bestowed such a gift on his kind.\ JEFFREY. In this example, it is obvious that the cadence at the semicolon, ought not to be as low as... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 pages
...feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned ; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter...all this is mainly owing! And certainly no man ever bestowed such a gift on his kind. The blessing is not only universal, hut unbounded ; and the fabled... | |
 | Thomas Dick - 1850 - 964 pages
..." the feeble hand of man with a power to which no limits can be assigned — completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter,...aid and reward the labours of after generations." The first person who appears to have entertained the idea of employing steam for propelling vessels,... | |
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It has armed the feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned ; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter ; and laid a sure foundation for all those future miracles of mechanic power which... 
