 | François Arago - 1839 - 154 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1839 - 262 pages
...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 ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the •winds and waves." The power of a steam... | |
 | Roads - 1839 - 360 pages
...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 ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1839 - 320 pages
...wonderful power which "can engrave seals, embroider muslin, forge anchors, cut steel into ribbons, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air," still fewer dreamed or would have believed that a temporary ice-house could be constructed within a... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1840 - 576 pages
...seal, " and crush masses of obdurate metal before it — draw out, without break" ing, 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... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1840 - 492 pages
...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...air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steal into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." Locomotives,... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1840 - 456 pages
...of obdurate metal before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as a gossamer; and lift up a ship of war, like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors; cut steele into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. "It would be... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1840 - 288 pages
...it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer; and lift a ship of war like a bawble 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." And another application... | |
 | James Bischoff - 1842 - 508 pages
...seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax. It can 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 the most delicate muslin, and forge an anchor, or cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1843 - 840 pages
...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.' Nor, while we admire the... | |
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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... 
