 | 1819 - 610 sivua
...varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or rend an oak is аа nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like... | |
 | 1820 - 612 sivua
...and applied. 'The trunk of an Elephant that can pick Dp a pin, or rend an o<ik is nothing tu it.' 11 can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal...wax before it; draw out without breaking a thread » light as Gossamer, and lift up a ship of war into the air like a buable. It can embroider muslin,... | |
 | Colin MacKenzie - 1821 - 724 sivua
...varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before the sun ; it can draw out, without breaking, a thread an fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war... | |
 | Colin Mackenzie - 1822 - 774 sivua
...varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before the sun ; it can draw out, without breaking, a. thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 sivua
...at defiance. By his admirable contrivances, and those of a kindred and lamented genius in America,* it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force...engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war... | |
 | John S Skinner - 1825 - 436 sivua
...varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is nothing to it It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before the sun; it can draw out. without breaking, a thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1825 - 508 sivua
...varied, distributed, and applied. , The trank of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend au oak is nothing: to it. It can engrave a seal and crush masses of obdurate metal lake-wax — draw out, without break-: ing, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1826 - 202 sivua
...stupendous alike for its force and flexibility, for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, precision, and ductility with which it can be varied,...It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate reotals before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 380 sivua
...varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick np a pin, or rend an oak, is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metals like wax before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1827 - 398 sivua
...varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war... | |
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The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in... 
