 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 380 Seiten
...with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick np a pin, or rend an oak, is nothing to it. 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... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1826 - 202 Seiten
...exert, and the ease, precision, and ductility with which it can be 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 reotals before it ; draw out,... | |
 | 1819 - 606 Seiten
...and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or n ml an oak is аз nothing to it. It can engrave a eeal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1827 - 398 Seiten
...exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or...engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war... | |
 | William Brittainham Lacey - 1828 - 308 Seiten
...and the ease, and precision and ductility, with which they can be varied, distributed and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin, or...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... | |
 | Robert Stuart - 1829 - 372 Seiten
...exert, and the ease and precision and ductility with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or...crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it; draws out without breaking a thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in... | |
 | 1829 - 576 Seiten
...exert, and the case and precision, and ductility, with which it can he varied, distrihuted, 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 ohdurate metal like wax hefore it, draw... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - 270 Seiten
...example. The subject is the steam engine. "It can engrave a seal, and'crush masses 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... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1830 - 350 Seiten
...exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or...engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 436 Seiten
...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...thread as fine as gossamer, — and lift a ship of warlike a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribbands, and... | |
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It can engrave a 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. 
