 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 páginas
...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." * Examples. 1. Behold my... | |
 | Frederick ROWTON - 1846 - 366 páginas
...of 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...vessels against the fury of the " winds and waves." I will now leave the question in your hands. See LORD JEFFREY'S ESSAYS, vol. iv. p. 551. HUME'S ESSAY... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 754 páginas
...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 ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1846 - 330 páginas
...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 wmds and waves."... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1847 - 448 páginas
...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." And another application... | |
 | James Pagan - 1847 - 266 páginas
...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." This great man died on... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 páginas
...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 aiid forge anchors — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds... | |
 | Frederick Rowton - 1850 - 334 páginas
...masses of 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 steel into rib" bons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury " of the winds and waves." I will now leave the... | |
 | Frederick Rowton - 1850 - 334 páginas
...masses of 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 steel into rib" bons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury " of the winds and waves." I will now leave the... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1850 - 408 páginas
...metal before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of wai 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 windi and waves." eduction-pipe, communicating... | |
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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... 
