 | 1831 - 586 Seiten
...rend an oak is nothing to it. It can engrave a .seal and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bubble in the air. It ran embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribbons, and impel loaded... | |
 | Alexander Gordon - 1832 - 236 Seiten
...a machine by the engineer, so as to maintain the power which can " engrave a seal, and crush a mass 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;" which " can embroider muslin, forge anchors, cut steel into... | |
 | 1833 - 470 Seiten
...Gordon says and quotes, " so as to maintain the power which can ' engrave a seal, and crush a mass of obdurate metal, like wax before it; draw out without...and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air;' which ' can embroider muslin, forge anchors, cut steel into ribands,' and impel itself against the... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1833 - 738 Seiten
...can bo varied» distributed, and applied • .' ,• " TlieU'Jinkof an J'.lephant, that can pickup a pin or rend an oak, is. nothing to it.. 'It can engrave a seal, and crush ruasses of pbdurate metal lit« wa* — draw out, wilhuut breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and.... | |
 | 1834 - 438 Seiten
...after-generations. Already it has become a thing alike stupendous for its force and its flexibility. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin, or...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... | |
 | Alexander Gordon - 1834 - 376 Seiten
...a machine by the engineer, so as to maintain the power which can " engrave a seal, and crush a mass of obdurate metal like wax before it ; draw out without...breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship-ofwar like a bauble in the air ; " which " can embroider muslin, forge anchors, cut steel into... | |
 | 1834 - 614 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 rend an oakj is •aS nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it; draw... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 Seiten
...a pin or rend an oak is as nothing to it. 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... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1837 - 502 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 metal before it; draw out, without... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1837 - 524 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 metal before it ; draw out. without... | |
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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. 
