 | John Fanning Watson - 1857 - 686 sivua
...Atlantic in fifteen days; and amidst a long list of other marvels, " engrave seals, forge anchors, and lift a ship of war, like a bauble, in the air," — presenting, in fact, to the imagination, the practicability of labour-saving inventions in endless... | |
 | 1858 - 348 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 ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.* Another application of... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1858 - 524 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...air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steal into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." Locomotives,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1860 - 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... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 1859 - 430 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 to... | |
 | Graduated series - 1859 - 462 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...It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, — cut ateel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1859 - 450 sivua
...of ob'durate 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 has increased indefinitely... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1859 - 480 sivua
...it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a baublo 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." Explain 767. Fig. 109 represents... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1860 - 484 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 forgo anchors ; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1850 - 628 sivua
...Atlantic in fifteen days; and amidst a long list of other marvels, " engrave seals, forge anchors, and lift a ship of war, like a bauble, in the air," — presenting, in fact, to the imagination, the practicability of labour-saving inventions in endless... | |
| |
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... 
