 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...  English grammar and style - Page 207by Richard Hiley - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Success - 1851 - 362 lehte
...of war like 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.' Another application of it is perhaps destined to be productive of still greater changes on the condition... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 468 lehte
...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." * Examples. 1. Behold my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold my servants shall drink,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 lehte
...war like a bauble in the air. It ean embroider muslin and forge anehors — eut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be diffieult to estimate the value of the benefits whieh these inventions have eonferred upon... | |
 | George Grant (author of Panorama of science.) - 1852 - 268 lehte
...war, like a bauble, in the air It can embroider muslins, and forge anchors ; cut steel intoribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." Another application of it is perhaps destined to be productive of still greater changes on the condition... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 lehte
...shipof-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 bo difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred upon... | |
 | John Menzies (of Edinburgh.) - 1853 - 136 lehte
...war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors — cut steel into ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." Amongst the statuary of the Museum is also a fine marble copy of Flaxman's beautiful calculating figure... | |
 | William Jordan Unwin - 1853 - 172 lehte
...[SECT. II. 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 estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred upon... | |
 | Thomas Osmond Summers - 1856 - 200 lehte
...war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslins, and forge anchors; cut steel into ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." James Watt was born at Greenock, in Scotland, on the 19th of January, 1736. His descent has been traced... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1856 - 502 lehte
...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." ' Explain 767. Fig. 109 represents Watt's double-acting condenstig. uy. jng st,eam_engmej ;n which... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1856 - 472 lehte
...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." Explain 767. Fig. 109 represents Watt's double-acting condens*§• v • j n g gteam-engine, in which... | |
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