 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
 | 1869 - 514 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 ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." Match this saying with... | |
 | 1869 - 730 sayfa
...ship of war like a bauble in the air ; embroider muslin, and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves ;" it not only supplemented all mechanical arts, but it so stimulated the inventive faculties, that since... | |
 | Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf - 1870 - 498 sayfa
...of obdurate metal; draw out without breaking a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a shipof-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." The man who rescued woman... | |
 | Charles Dana Wilber - 1870 - 70 sayfa
...; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer ; and lift up ships of war like a bubble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribbands and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the waves and winds. "It is our improved steam... | |
 | Conrad Ludwig Hotze - 1871 - 188 sayfa
...like wax before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as a 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 when it flies with the rapidity of a bird, over land and water, hurling dense masses of steam and... | |
 | 1871 - 404 sayfa
...metal before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as line as a 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. It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1872 - 556 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...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... | |
 | 1874 - 614 sayfa
...ship of war like a bubble in the air. It can embroider muslin, forge anchors, cut steel into ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. " It would be difficult," he continues, " to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred upon the... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1874 - 166 sayfa
...Allies were summoned to the palace to prepare them for the duties and dangers of the general assault it would be difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred on this country there are changes which may happen in a single instant of... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 sayfa
...metal ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bubble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors; cut steel into ribbons and impel loaded vessels against the fury of wind and waves. It would be difficult to estimate... | |
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