 It can engrave a seal, 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 in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors, — cut steel into...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Sayfa 4631819Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 sayfa
...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 ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. Genius not necessarily Unhappy.... | |
 | 1845 - 1368 sayfa
...like wax 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 ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." In the earlier part of... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 756 sayfa
...Heathfield, near Birmingham, in the 84th year of his age. can embroider muslin and forge anchors,—cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against...to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred upon this country. There is no branch of industry that has not been indebted... | |
 | Frederick ROWTON - 1846 - 366 sayfa
...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 ribbons, " and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the " winds and waves." I will now leave the... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 754 sayfa
...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 sayfa
...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."... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 sayfa
...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...to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions haye conferred upon this country. There is no branch of industry that has not been indebted... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1847 - 448 sayfa
...wax 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...vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." And another application of it, which has been made only within the last few years, is perhaps destined... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1847 - 448 sayfa
...wax 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...vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." And another application of it, which has been made only within the last few years, is perhaps destined... | |
 | James Pagan - 1847 - 266 sayfa
...wax 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 ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." This great man died on... | |
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