 | James Mitchell - 1825 - 798 pages
...vessels against the fury of the waves." " Our improved steam-engine fought the battles of Europe, and now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we arc still engaged with the skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...its productions. It is our improved steam-engine that has fought the battles of Europe, and exalted and sustained, through the late tremendous contest,...is the same great power which now enables us to pay tike interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are still engaged, with... | |
 | Johann Samuel Traugott Gehler - 1826 - 784 pages
...the Iqte tremendons contest, the polilical greatness of onr land. It is the sarae great power vhich now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the aiduous struggle in which we are still e'ngaged, ogainst fhe still and capital of all other countries.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1823 - 944 pages
...its productions. It is our improved steam-engine that has fought the battles of Europe, and exalted and sustained, through the late tremendous contest,...and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are etill engaged, with the skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are... | |
 | Robert Stuart - 1829 - 372 pages
...its productions. It is our improved Steam Engine that has fought the battles of Europe, and exalted and sustained through the late tremendous contest,...the arduous struggle in which we are still engaged, against the skill and capital of all other countries. But these are poor and narrow views of its importance.... | |
 | 1829 - 576 pages
...improved steamengines that has fought the hattles of Europe, and exalted and sustained, through the laie tremendous contest the political greatness of our land. It is the same great power which now enahles us to pay the interest of our deht, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are still... | |
 | 1831 - 586 pages
...against the fury of the waters.'* — "Our improved sU am engine fought the battles of Europe, and now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are gtill engaged with the skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are poor... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1833 - 738 pages
...pa'ge, thus speaks, in general terms, of the Steam Engine ; — " It fought tlie battles of Europe, and now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and...struggle in which we are still engaged with the skill aad capital of countries unoppressed with taxation. But these are poor and narrow views of its importance.... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 pages
...the late tremendous contest, the political greatness of our land. It is the same great power which enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to...arduous struggle in which we are still engaged, with tbje skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are poor and narrow views... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 pages
...the late tremendous contest, the political greatness of our land. -.It is the same great power which enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in wlycp we are still engaged, with the skill and capital of countr«|» less oppressed with taxation.... | |
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But these are poor and narrow views of its importance. It has increased indefinitely the mass of human comforts and enjoyments, and rendered cheap and accessible, all over the world, the materials of wealth and prosperity. 
