 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
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 438 sayfa
...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 months, is perhaps destined... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 432 sayfa
...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." And another application... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 424 sayfa
...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." And another application... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 436 sayfa
...before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, — and lift a ship of warlike 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." And another application... | |
 | 1843 - 854 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.' Nor, while we admire the ingenuity and power of the stupendous machine, should we forget that its contrivance... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1833 - 370 sayfa
...thread aa fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider rnuslin and forge anchors, — cut steel into ribands, and...vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It has armed the feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned ; completed... | |
 | 1834 - 438 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,...impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and the waves. Such are the achievements of the Steam Engine in its improved (we do not say natural) state,... | |
 | 1834 - 614 sayfa
...metal before it; draw out without breaking a thread as tine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors; cut steal into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fory of the wind and waves." — (Jeffrey.)... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 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...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... | |
 | Charles Williams - 1836 - 194 sayfa
...fine as gossamer, and it can lift a ship of war, like a bauble, in the air. It can embroider muslins and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel...loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. The neighbouring gas-works have often had a supply from the same source. This is an application of... | |
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