 | 1845 - 1368 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 ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." In the earlier part of... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 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." * Examples. 1. Behold my... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 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." * Examples. 1. Behold my... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 754 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 can embroider muslin and forge anchors,—cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1846 - 330 sivua
...of 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 wmds and waves."... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1847 - 448 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,...embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." And another application... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 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 can embroider muslin aiid forge anchors — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1850 - 648 sivua
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 | Frederick Rowton - 1850 - 334 sivua
...masses of metal " before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread " as fine as a gossamer, and lift up a ship of war " like a bauble in the air. It can embroider " muslin, and forge anchors ; cut steel into rib" bons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury " of the winds and waves." I will now leave the... | |
 | Frederick Rowton - 1850 - 334 sivua
...masses of metal " before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread " as fine as a gossamer, and lift up a ship of war " like a bauble in the air. It can embroider " muslin, and forge anchors ; cut steel into rib" bons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury " of the winds and waves." I will now leave 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... 
