 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
 | Sir William Fairbairn - 1864 - 472 sayfa
...breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider, and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel...vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.'' It can do all this and more since the eulogium here quoted was pronounced; and I look forward to the time... | |
 | Sir William Fairbairn - 1864 - 468 sayfa
...breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider, and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and ivaves? It can do all this and more since the eulogium here quoted was pro. nounced; and I look forward... | |
 | Illinois State Agricultural Society - 1865 - 1022 sayfa
...draw oat, without breaking, a thread as tine as a gossamer ; and lift up a ship of war like a bubble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors...ribands and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the waves and winds. " It is our improved steam engine that has fought all the recent battles of Europe,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 sayfa
...metal lefore 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 ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1865 - 594 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 nbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." * But another application... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 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.... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 sayfa
...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,...against the fury of the winds and waves. % It would he difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred upon the country.... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1867 - 540 sayfa
...; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a bawble 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. It has increased indefinitely... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1869 - 324 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,...to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred upon the country. There is no branch of industry that has not been indebted... | |
 | John Wells Foster - 1869 - 480 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,...vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." * The benefits which this invention has conferred upon the world can not be overestimated. In Great... | |
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