...making his description a part of this illustration. " He (Mr. Watt) was a man," says Sir Walter Scott, " whose genius discovered the means of multiplying our...combination ; bringing the treasures of the abyss to the surface of the earth ; giving the feeble arm of man the momentum of an afrite ; commanding manufactures...

..." There were assembled about half a score of our Northern Lights. * * Amidst this company stood Mr. Watt, the man whose genius discovered the means of...— giving the feeble arm of man the momentum of an * See Lord Jeffrey's Notice of Mr. Watt's character, given in the Appendix. — TR. Afrite — commanding...

...when there were assembled about half a score of our northern lights.* Amidst this company stood Mr Watt, the man whose genius discovered the means of...of the abyss to the summit of the earth, — giving to the feeble arm of man the momentum of an Afrite, — commanding manufactures to arise, — affording...

...when there were assembled about half a score of our northern lights.t Amidst this company stood Mr Watt, the man whose genius discovered the means of...perhaps, even beyond his own stupendous powers of * See extract from the Encyclopaedia Britannica, LIFE OF WATT, appended to this publication. t At the...

...book." His father read the following character of the great inventor of the steam-engine : — grec, perhaps, even beyond his own stupendous powers of...earth — giving the feeble arm of man the momentum of the Afrite — commanding manufactures to arise, as the rod of the prophet produced water in the desert...

...inventor of the steam-engine : — " ' Amidst this company stood Mr. Watt, the man whose geniag ducovered the means of multiplying our national resources, to...perhaps, even beyond his own stupendous powers of cafculation and combination ; bringing the treasures of the abyss to the summit of the earth — giving...

...when there were assembled about half a score of our northern lights.* Amidst this company stood Mr Watt, the man whose genius discovered the means of...of the abyss to the summit of the earth — giving to the feeble arm of man the momentum of an Afrite — commanding Manufactures to arise — affording...

...assembled," says Sir Walter Scott, " about half a score of our northerns. Amidst this company stood Mr. Watt, the man whose genius discovered the means of...multiplying our national resources to a degree perhaps beyond his own stupendous powers of calculation and combination ; bringing the treasures of the abyss...

...Sir Walter Scott, thus speaks of him : — " Amidst this company stood Mr. Watt, the man whose genins discovered the means of multiplying our national resources to a degree perhaps beyond his own stupendous powers of calculation and combination ; bringing the treasures of the abyss...

...exhibit their unparalleled feats to private family-parties if required." Amidst this company stood Mr. Watt, the man whose genius discovered the means of...multiplying our national resources to a degree perhaps even bcyQnd his own stupendous powers of calculation and combination ; bringing tlie treasures of the abyss...