 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1869 - 324 sivua
...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...embroider muslin, and forge anchors, — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. " It would be difficult... | |
 | 1869 - 730 sivua
...that it can engrave a seal, or crush masses of obdurate metal ; draw out without break- , ing a thread fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air ; embroider muslin, and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the... | |
 | Charles Dana Wilber - 1870 - 70 sivua
...; 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 sivua
...the hidden treasures of the earth ; "it can engrave a seal; crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as...embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribands and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." And when it flies with the... | |
 | 1871 - 404 sivua
...a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as line as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble...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 sivua
...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...embroider muslin and forge anchors — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 sivua
...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;...ribbons and impel loaded vessels against the fury of wind and waves. It would be difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions... | |
 | Hugues Charles S. Cassal, Théodore Karcher - 1876 - 312 sivua
...it, 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 ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | Young people - 1877 - 696 sivua
...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...embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. Such results were not the... | |
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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... 
