 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
 | 1820 - 450 pages
...it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a baubje in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1826 - 376 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 waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1821 - 444 pages
...crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in...embroider muslin, and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the wind and waves. 1 See an interesting account... | |
 | Colin MacKenzie - 1821 - 724 pages
...sun ; it can draw out, without breaking, a thread an fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war Eke a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and wave*." Hi I &.SJ i :; w BNj 5... | |
 | 1822 - 184 pages
...it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as a spider's, and lift up the largest weights like a bauble in. the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors, — cut steel into thin and narrow stripes, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of th« winds and waves. It. would... | |
 | Colin Mackenzie - 1822 - 774 pages
...sun ; it can draw out, without breaking, a. thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war Tike a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." The powers of steam are... | |
 | 1823 - 944 pages
...or rend an oak is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal 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 waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1823 - 944 pages
...or rend an oak is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal 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 waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 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, — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1824 - 492 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 as...embroider muslin, and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves ! " It has increased indefinitely... | |
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