 | 1831 - 586 sivua
...the prodigious power it can exert, and for the case, precision, and dexterity with which this pow. er can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk....seal and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bubble... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 438 sivua
...trunk of an elephant, it has been finely and truly said, 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 like wax before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, — and lift a ship of war like a... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 424 sivua
...trunk of an elephant, it has been finely and truly said, 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 like wax before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, — and lift a ship of war like a... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 436 sivua
...trunk of an elephant, it has been finely and truly said, 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 like wax before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, — and lift a ship of warlike a... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1833 - 738 sivua
...can bo varied» distributed, and applied • .' ,• " TlieU'Jinkof an J'.lephant, that can pickup a pin or rend an oak, is. nothing to it.. 'It can engrave a seal, and crush ruasses of pbdurate metal lit« wa* — draw out, wilhuut breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and.... | |
 | 1834 - 438 sivua
...after-generations. Already it has become a thing alike stupendous for its force and its flexibility. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin, or...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... | |
 | 1834 - 614 sivua
...distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin, or rend an oakj 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 tine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 260 sivua
...the prodigious powers which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk...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... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1837 - 524 sivua
...varied, distributed and applied. 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 a gossamer ; and lift up a ship of war,... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1837 - 502 sivua
...varied, distributed and applied. 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 a gossamer; and lift up a ship of war, like... | |
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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 like wax before it — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like... 
