 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. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors — cut steel into ribands, and...  James Watt - Page 227by Andrew Carnegie - 1905 - 241 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1829 - 512 pages
...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." Nor has the moral world remained stationary, while the physical was undergoing such wonderful revolutions.... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1830 - 350 pages
...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,— rcut 5fo NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF AIR. steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 438 pages
...rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread...embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.' And another application... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 432 pages
...rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread...embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." And another application... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 424 pages
...rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread...embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." And another application... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 436 pages
...before it, — draw out, without breaking, a 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 impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." And another application... | |
 | 1843 - 854 pages
...an oak is as nothing to it. It can engrai« a seal, and crash masses of obdurate metal like •wax before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread...embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.' Nor, while we admire the... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1833 - 370 pages
...obdurate metal before it,— draw out, without breaking, a thread aa fine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider rnuslin and forge anchors, — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of... | |
 | 1834 - 438 pages
...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...embroider muslin, and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and the waves. Such are the achievements... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pages
...masses of obdurate metal before it; draw out without breaking a thread as tine as gossamer, and lift up a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors; cut steal into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fory of the wind and waves." — (Jeffrey.)... | |
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