 | 1826 - 376 pages
...and crush masses of obdurate metals like wax before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble...embroider muslin, and forge anchors; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1821 - 444 pages
...crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in...embroider muslin, and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the wind and waves. 1 See an interesting account... | |
 | Colin MacKenzie - 1821 - 724 pages
...sun ; it can draw out, without breaking, a thread an fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war Eke a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and wave*." Hi I &.SJ i :; w BNj 5... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Colin Mackenzie - 1822 - 774 pages
...sun ; it can draw out, without breaking, a. thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war Tike a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." The powers of steam are... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1823 - 944 pages
...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 a bauble...embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1823 - 944 pages
...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 a bauble...embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...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 ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1824 - 492 pages
...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 a bauble...embroider muslin, and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves ! " It has increased indefinitely... | |
 | Robert Stuart - 1824 - 334 pages
...crush masses of 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.... | |
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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... 
