 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844 - 622 Seiten
...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 * First published in an Edinburgh newspaper (" The Scotsman"), of the 4th September, 1819. can embroider... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1844 - 276 Seiten
...of obdurate metnl before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift op a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embruider moslwi, and forge anchors -. cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels ngainst the... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 Seiten
...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...loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. Genius not necessarily Unhappy. Men of truly great powers of mind have generally been cheerful, social,... | |
 | 1845 - 1368 Seiten
...and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it — draw out without breaking a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble...embroider muslin, and forge anchors, cut steel into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves." In the earlier part of... | |
 | William Francis (of Gwennap.) - 1845 - 210 Seiten
...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 winds and waves. It is our improved steam... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 Seiten
...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." * Examples. 1. Behold my... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 Seiten
...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." * Examples. 1. Behold my... | |
 | Frederick ROWTON - 1846 - 366 Seiten
...of metal " before it — draw out, without breaking, a thread " as fine as a gossamer, and lift up a ship of war " like a bauble in the air. It can embroider...vessels against the fury of the " winds and waves." I will now leave the question in your hands. See LORD JEFFREY'S ESSAYS, vol. iv. p. 551. HUME'S ESSAY... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 754 Seiten
...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 impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1846 - 330 Seiten
...of 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 wmds and waves."... | |
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The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal... 
