 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
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1843 - 840 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, shot.ld we forget that its... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1843 - 342 sayfa
...out without breaking a thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of the line like a bawble into the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors...into ribands and impel loaded vessels against the winds and waves." But look around for yourselves — on our rivers and lakes — on the manufactures... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - 1843 - 776 sayfa
...lift up a ship of war like a bauble into the air : it can embroider muslin,and forge anchors : it can cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. At least 12,000 machines are now in use in Great Britain, by which the labour of 250,000 horses is... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844 - 622 sayfa
...Scotsman"), of the 4th September, 1819. can embroider muslin and forge anchors, — cut steel into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds...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... | |
 | Edward Morris - 1844 - 200 sayfa
...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...and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel mighty vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. "It would be difficult to rate the value of... | |
 | Edward Morris - 1844 - 228 sayfa
...bauble in the air! It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel mighty vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. "It would be difficult to rate the value .of this invention to our country. It has armed the feeble arm of man, in short, with... | |
 | William Francis (of Gwennap.) - 1845 - 210 sayfa
...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. It is our improved steam engine that has fought the battles of Europe, and exalted and maintain'd the... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 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...vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." * Examples. 1. Behold my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry ; behold my servants shall drink,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 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...vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." * Examples. 1. Behold my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry ; behold my servants shall drink,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1845 - 778 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." But another application of it, which had only begun to be made when the above sketch was originally... | |
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