 | George Lillie Craik - 1840 - 288 sivua
...it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer; and lift a ship of war like a bawble 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." And another application... | |
 | James Bischoff - 1842 - 508 sivua
...and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax. It can 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 the most delicate muslin, and forge an anchor, or cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1843 - 840 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.' Nor, while we admire the... | |
 | 1843 - 856 sivua
...obdurate metal like wax before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer ; and lilt a ship of war like a bauble 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.' Nor, while we admire the... | |
 | 1843 - 350 sivua
...obdurate metal 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, and forge anchors, — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. — It would be difficult... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1843 - 342 sivua
...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 — cut steel into ribands and impel loaded vessels against the winds and waves." But look around for yourselves — on... | |
 | Edward Morris - 1844 - 228 sivua
...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...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... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844 - 622 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 the air. It * First published in an Edinburgh newspaper (" The Scotsman"), of the 4th September, 1819. can embroider... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1844 - 276 sivua
...of obdurate metnl before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift op a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embruider moslwi, and forge anchors -. cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels ngainst the... | |
 | William Francis (of Gwennap.) - 1845 - 210 sivua
...or rend an oak, is 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...embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It is our improved steam... | |
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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... 
