 ... which wait for no man, and of sailing without that wind which defied the commands and threats of Xerxes himself. This potent commander of the elements...  James Watt - Page 237by Andrew Carnegie - 1905 - 241 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1830 - 524 pages
...the means of dispensing with that time and tide which wait for no man, and with its cloudy machinery produced a change in the world, the effects of which,...they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt." In like manner the art of disputation, the art of making subtle and barren distinctions, and of practising... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1830 - 382 pages
...no man, and of sailing without that wind which defied the commands and threats of Xerxes himself.* This potent commander of the elements — this abridger...magician, whose cloudy machinery has produced a change on the world, the effects of which, extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be... | |
 | 1830 - 480 pages
...the means of dispensing with that time and tide which wait for no man, and with its cloudy machinery produced a change in the world, the effects of which,...extraordinary as they are, are, perhaps, only now heginning to he felt.'' In like manner the art of disputation, the art of making suhtle and harren... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1830 - 382 pages
...elements—this abridger of time and space—this magician, whose cloudy machinery has produced a change on the world, the effects of which, extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt—was not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers and calculator... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1830 - 380 pages
...no man, and of sailing without that wind which defied the commands and threats of Xerxes himself.* This potent commander of the elements — this abridger of time and space — this magician, xvhose cloudy machinery has produced a change; on the world, the effects of which, extraordinary as... | |
 | Edward W. Brayley - 1831 - 146 pages
...than is commonly imagined. On this account I will briefly review the train of investigation by which " this potent commander of the elements, — this abridger of time and space," as he has been poetically denominated in reference to the effect of his inventions on the welfare of... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 854 pages
...this abridger of time and apace — thid magician, whooe cloudy machinery has produced a change on the world, the effects of which, extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to bo felt— was not only the most profrond man of science, the most rfucresoful combiner of powers *od... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pages
...for no man, and of sailing without that wind which defied the commands and threats of Xerxes himself. This potent commander of the elements; this abridger...magician whose cloudy machinery has produced a change on the world; the effects of which, extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be... | |
 | Edmund Bellchambers - 1835 - 426 pages
...sailing without that wind which defied tbe commands and threats of Xerxes himself. Thispatentcommander of the elements— this abridger of time and space...magician, whose cloudy machinery has produced a change on the world, Uğ effects of which, extraordinary ла they are, are perhaps, only now beginning to... | |
 | 1836 - 750 pages
...no man, and of sailing without that wind, which defied the commands and threats of Xerxes himself. This potent commander of the elements, this abridger...magician whose cloudy machinery has produced a change on the world, the effects of which, extraordinary as they are, are only beginning to be felt, was not... | |
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